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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. When did Johnson like to hold press conferences during his first elected term as President?
(a) Thursdays before the 6 pm news.
(b) During weekdays.
(c) Noontime on Tuesdays.
(d) On weekends.

2. When Johnson was fifteen, what did he dream he was enclosed in?
(a) Closet.
(b) Box.
(c) Small cage.
(d) Basement.

3. What was the name of the Supreme court case that dealt with segregation in 1954?
(a) Smith v. Forester.
(b) Atkins v. State of New York.
(c) Brown v. Board of Education.
(d) Roe v. Wade.

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

5. What city did Johnson travel to in order to talk with Richard Kleberg?
(a) Fredericksburg.
(b) Corpus Christi.
(c) San Marcos.
(d) Austin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On whose behalf did Johnson speak at a political gathering in Henley, Texas?

3. What branch of the military did Johnson enlist in after the attack at Pearl Harbor?

4. What time did the train leave that Johnson was on at the end of "Education and the Dream of Success"?

5. What issue was the march that King organized originally focused on?

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