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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, Under Seige in the White House.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the press report about the war in Vietnam?
(a) Medical needs of soldiers.
(b) Profiles of Vietnamese leaders.
(c) American troops successes and Hanoi's failures.
(d) The beauty of the landscape.

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

3. What did Johnson's public statement about the 84th Congress express when he returned from his three-month convalescence?
(a) Frustration.
(b) Pride.
(c) Anger.
(d) Jealousy.

4. Who was Johnson's political hero?
(a) Franklin Roosevelt.
(b) Richard Nixon.
(c) John Kennedy.
(d) Ike Eisenhower.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What impassioned plea did Humphrey make at the 1948 Democratic Convention?

2. How did Johnson define the term "Great Society"?

3. What appointment did Johnson receive having to do with the National Youth Administration?

4. How many points did Johnson's approval rating drop between 1966 and 1968?

5. How did Johnson characterize the young people who were protesting the war?

(see the answer key)

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