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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, The Great society.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Johnson in the hospital the day after he was elected to Congress in 1937?
(a) Visiting his mother.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Appendicitis.
(d) Visiting a friend.

2. What secret group did Johnson form while in his freshman year at college?
(a) Leaders of the Future.
(b) Black Stars.
(c) Students for Democracy.
(d) White Stars.

3. Who did Johnson run against in the 1960s Democratic presidential primary?
(a) Humphrey.
(b) Nixon.
(c) Stevenson.
(d) Kennedy.

4. How did Johnson define the term "Great Society"?
(a) Tax progams.
(b) Social reform programs.
(c) Space exploration progams.
(d) Art and Culture programs.

5. What did Johnson propose in a televised speech before Congress immediately following the King march in 1965?
(a) Equal pay for equal work.
(b) Creation of college loan program.
(c) Minority voting rights legislation.
(d) Prayer in schools.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gave Lady Bird her nickname?

2. What job did Johnson take in Cotulla, Texas to help pay his college tuition?

3. What did Vice President John Marshall dream he was doing when he was chained to his desk in "The Vice-Presidency"?

4. How old was Lady Bird when her mother died?

5. In "The Senate Leader," what did Johnson fear if the Civil Rights Act did not pass the Senate?

(see the answer key)

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