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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 compare his Great Society programs with at the beginning of "Things Go Wrong"?
(a) A king.
(b) A benevolent uncle.
(c) A massive snowball.
(d) Beautiful woman.

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

3. What did most people consider Barry Goldwater to be, according to the author in "The Transition Year"?
(a) Liberal.
(b) Moderate.
(c) Right winger.
(d) Independent.

4. What role did Robert Kennedy fill under the Johnson Administration?
(a) Labor Secretary.
(b) Secretary of State.
(c) Attorney General.
(d) Supreme Court Justice.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What legislation passed on August 20, 1964?

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

3. What were the American people most adversely affected by in 1968?

4. What two Great Society programs does the author say "succeeded admirably in achieving their objectives"?

5. What state did the New York Times writer William S. White come from?

(see the answer key)

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