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

2. Where was Johnson on election day in 1964 when the results came in?
(a) Virginia.
(b) At his home in Texas.
(c) California.
(d) White House.

3. What did Johnson admire about Humphrey?
(a) Sincerity and compassion.
(b) His ability to "melt" under Johnson's influence.
(c) Liberal talkativeness.
(d) His Minnesota roots.

4. Where was President Kennedy assassinated?
(a) California.
(b) Washington, D.C.
(c) Texas.
(d) Florida.

5. What was the Economic Opportunity Act?
(a) Small banks reforms.
(b) Tax incentives for the wealthy.
(c) Wall Street incentives.
(d) Program to train and employ the poorest people.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Johnson resume his position in the Senate after his illness in 1955?

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

3. Who did Johnson choose to be his Vice President in the 1964 Presidential election?

4. As administrator of the Great Society, how big was the bureaucracy that Johnson presided over?

5. How long did Johnson have to stay in the hospital after he got sick in 1955?

(see the answer key)

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