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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. According to the author in "The Great Society," what did Johnson equate predictability with?
(a) Boredom.
(b) Power.
(c) Weakness.
(d) Happiness.

2. In 1968, what was the number of casualties in the Vietnam war?
(a) Twenty thousand.
(b) Two thousand.
(c) Sixty thousand.
(d) One hundred thirty thousand.

3. What state did the New York Times writer William S. White come from?
(a) Texas.
(b) Maine.
(c) South Carolina.
(d) Rhode Island.

4. What did Johnson think reporters were doing in order to win Pulitzer Prizes?
(a) Sabotaging him.
(b) Writing excellent biographies about him.
(c) Discussing the progress of his Great Society programs.
(d) Writing great interviews.

5. What did Johnson say the Civil Rights Act should be called?
(a) Compromise bill.
(b) Civil rights victory.
(c) Achievements bill.
(d) Voting rights bill.

Short Answer Questions

1. What grade did Johnson give himself as a Vice President?

2. What was Richard McNamara's title in the Johnson Administration in 1966?

3. How many votes did Johnson win his Senate seat by?

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

5. As administrator of the Great Society, how big was the bureaucracy that Johnson presided over?

(see the answer key)

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