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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. Who was Robert Baker?
(a) Johnson's page.
(b) Secretary to the Senate Democrats.
(c) Johnson's gardener.
(d) Lady Bird's cousin.

2. What kind of popular majority did Johnson win in 1964?
(a) Smallest ever.
(b) Equal to Roosevelt.
(c) Less than Kennedy.
(d) Greatest ever.

3. In "The Transition Year," about how many hours does the author say Johnson slept each night?
(a) Eight.
(b) Ten.
(c) Nine.
(d) Four.

4. What did Johnson rely on Robert Baker for?
(a) Weather forecast.
(b) Extend his presence and power.
(c) Family news.
(d) List of etiquette rules.

5. Who was Johnson visiting on the July Fourth weekend when he got sick in 1955?
(a) Hubert Humphrey.
(b) Richard Russell.
(c) George and Herman Brown.
(d) Harry Bryd.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Johnson appoint to the Supreme Court that he thought mothers would name their newborn sons after?

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

3. What did Johnson ask of Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois in "The Transition Year"?

4. What did President Nixon do to Johnson's Great Society programs?

5. Where was President Kennedy assassinated?

(see the answer key)

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