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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 country was Ho Chi Minh the leader of in 1965?
(a) West Vietnam.
(b) South Vietnam.
(c) East Vietnam.
(d) North Vietnam.

2. What did Willy Hopkins hire Johnson to do after he heard him speaking at a political gathering in Henley, Texas?
(a) Give speeches at schools.
(b) Manage his campaign.
(c) Work for the town of Henley.
(d) Teach at a Mexican-American school.

3. What did Johnson suffer from in July, 1955?
(a) Kidney stones.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Heart attack.
(d) Appendicitis.

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

5. What year did a United States Senate seat open in Texas that Johnson ultimately won?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1930.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1948.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the college located where Johnson went in 1927?

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

3. Who did Johnson appoint to the Supreme Court that he thought mothers would name their newborn sons after?

4. Where did Martin Luther King, Jr. organize a march in 1965?

5. What job did Johnson take with Richard Kleberg?

(see the answer key)

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