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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 kind of food did Johnson discover that John Kennedy loved and then stocked his plane with it?
(a) Salad.
(b) Soups.
(c) Cookies.
(d) Roast beef.

2. What phrase does the author use to describe how Lady Bird escaped mentally when she needed a break from Johnson?
(a) Escaped to dreamland.
(b) Psychic leave.
(c) Mental lapse.
(d) Mental vacation.

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

4. What was the name of the hotel where Johnson lived when he first went to Washington?
(a) Hotel Rouge.
(b) Fairmount Hotel.
(c) Crowne Plaza.
(d) Dodge Hotel.

5. What country launched Sputnik?
(a) United States.
(b) France.
(c) Soviet Union.
(d) United Kingdom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the Supreme court case that dealt with segregation in 1954?

2. What year was the Civil Rights Act approved by the Senate?

3. What did Dean Acheson say about the passage of the Civil Rights Act in "The Senate Leader"?

4. Who gave Lady Bird her nickname?

5. What did Johnson propose in a televised speech before Congress immediately following the King march in 1965?

(see the answer key)

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