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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. How many things did Johnson say he disagreed with President Kennedy on when he was his Vice President?
(a) One.
(b) Six.
(c) Ten.
(d) Three or four.

2. What position did Johnson get elected to on January 3, 1953?
(a) Minority Leader.
(b) Vice-president.
(c) President.
(d) Democratic Party Whip.

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

4. What was Johnson haunted by during his three-month convalescence at home in 1955?
(a) His grandfather's expectations.
(b) His father's death.
(c) Childhood fear of paralysis.
(d) His mother's health.

5. What city was Hubert Humphrey mayor of?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Minneapolis.
(c) Boston.
(d) Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Johnson's public statement about the 84th Congress express when he returned from his three-month convalescence?

2. What did Johnson feel like when he took over the office of President after Kennedy's assassination?

3. Who was Johnson visiting on the July Fourth weekend when he got sick in 1955?

4. How many points did Johnson's approval rating drop between 1966 and 1968?

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

(see the answer key)

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