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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 Johnson feel like when he took over the office of President after Kennedy's assassination?
(a) Powerful.
(b) Illegitimate.
(c) Righteous.
(d) The best person for the job.

2. What grade did Johnson give his Vice President?
(a) D.
(b) A or A plus.
(c) F.
(d) B+.

3. What did President Nixon do to Johnson's Great Society programs?
(a) Ended many of them.
(b) Supported them all.
(c) Refined them.
(d) Gave them more funding.

4. What kind of job did Johnson take between working for a lawyer and going to college in 1927?
(a) Dishwasher.
(b) Road gang.
(c) Auto mechanic.
(d) Farmhand.

5. What was Richard McNamara's title in the Johnson Administration in 1966?
(a) Secretary of Health and Human Resources.
(b) Secretary of Defense.
(c) Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers.
(d) Secrety of Labor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was James Connally?

2. When did Johnson resume his position in the Senate after his illness in 1955?

3. What did Johnson suffer from in July, 1955?

4. In "Things Go Wrong," what does the author say Johnson hesitated over for two years before making a recommendation to Congress?

5. In "The Transition Year," about how many hours does the author say Johnson slept each night?

(see the answer key)

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