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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Things Go Wrong.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Things Go Wrong," what does the author say Johnson hesitated over for two years before making a recommendation to Congress?
(a) Request to televise debates.
(b) Tax increase.
(c) Request for funds to rennovate the White House.
(d) Tax decrease.

2. Who did Johnson choose to be his Vice President in the 1964 Presidential election?
(a) Hubert Humphrey.
(b) John Stevenson.
(c) Robert Kennedy.
(d) William Fulbright.

3. What grade did Johnson give himself as a Vice President?
(a) B.
(b) A.
(c) C.
(d) A-.

4. What was Richard McNamara's title in the Johnson Administration in 1966?
(a) Secretary of Defense.
(b) Secrety of Labor.
(c) Secretary of Health and Human Resources.
(d) Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers.

5. What legislation passed on August 20, 1964?
(a) Education reform.
(b) Massive tax cut.
(c) The Poverty Reduction Act.
(d) Economic Opportunity Act.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city was Hubert Humphrey mayor of?

2. What did Johnson rely on Robert Baker for?

3. Where was President Kennedy assassinated?

4. What Senator did Hubert Humphrey criticize that made other senators angry in "Rise to Power in the Senate"?

5. What did most people consider Barry Goldwater to be, according to the author in "The Transition Year"?

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