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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. What did Johnson's public statement about the 84th Congress express when he returned from his three-month convalescence?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Pride.
(c) Anger.
(d) Frustration.

2. How many people were killed in the Watts riots in Los Angeles?
(a) Two hundred twenty-five.
(b) Six hundred.
(c) One hundred.
(d) Ten.

3. Who told Johnson that if he didn't run for President it would show a lack of courage and be wrong for the country?
(a) Robert Kennedy.
(b) Lady Bird.
(c) His father.
(d) Thomas Dodd.

4. What impassioned plea did Humphrey make at the 1948 Democratic Convention?
(a) Voting rights for women.
(b) Better salary for congressmen.
(c) Higher education.
(d) A strong civil rights plank.

5. What state did the New York Times writer William S. White come from?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) Rhode Island.
(c) Maine.
(d) Texas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Johnson admire about Humphrey?

2. What was the Economic Opportunity Act?

3. What grade did Johnson give his Vice President?

4. What city was Hubert Humphrey mayor of?

5. What did Johnson compare his Great Society programs with at the beginning of "Things Go Wrong"?

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