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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 Vietnamese people did Johnson want to help in the Vietnam War?
(a) Viet Cong.
(b) South Vietnamese.
(c) Communists of Hanoi.
(d) North Vietnamese.

2. Who was James Connally?
(a) Senator.
(b) Primary opponent.
(c) Johnson's friend and campaign manager.
(d) Supreme Court Justice.

3. What appointment did Johnson receive having to do with the National Youth Administration?
(a) Texas Director.
(b) Fundraiser.
(c) Secretary.
(d) Treasurer.

4. What did Vice President John Marshall dream he was doing when he was chained to his desk in "The Vice-Presidency"?
(a) Giving a speech.
(b) Signing letters.
(c) Talking on the phone.
(d) Meeting with his staff.

5. As administrator of the Great Society, how big was the bureaucracy that Johnson presided over?
(a) Two thousand employees.
(b) Nine thousand employees.
(c) One million employees.
(d) Six million employees.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Johnson like to hold press conferences during his first elected term as President?

2. What secret group did Johnson form while in his freshman year at college?

3. What does the author say Johnson relied on to persuade senators to support his objectives in "The Senate Leader"?

4. Where is the Mekong river?

5. In "The Senate Leader," what did Johnson fear if the Civil Rights Act did not pass the Senate?

(see the answer key)

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