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

2. How did Johnson prefer campaigning in the 1960s Democratic presidential primary?
(a) Negotiating with senators for state delegate votes.
(b) Traveling the country.
(c) Town hall meetings across the country.
(d) Public speeches in the nation's cities.

3. Where did Martin Luther King, Jr. organize a march in 1965?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.
(c) Austin, Texas.
(d) Columbia, South Carolina.

4. What did seventeen Senators vote against Johnson for in 1961?
(a) Chairman of NASA.
(b) Chairman of the Democratic Conference.
(c) Senate Majority Leader.
(d) Chairman of Equal Employment Opportunity.

5. How many votes did Johnson win his Senate seat by?
(a) Eighty-seven.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Six hundred.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Johnson in the hospital the day after he was elected to Congress in 1937?

2. What was the purpose of the task forces that Johnson created on "Great Society " goals?

3. What was Richard Kleberg most interested in in Washington?

4. Who did Johnson run against in the 1960s Democratic presidential primary?

5. What did Johnson say the Civil Rights Act should be called?

(see the answer key)

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