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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. How many children did his mother still have at home when Johnson went off to college?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

2. What department did Professor Harry Greene work in at the college Johnson went to?
(a) English Department.
(b) Business Department.
(c) Science Department.
(d) Government Department.

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

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

5. What was the purpose of the task forces that Johnson created on "Great Society " goals?
(a) To review previous legislation.
(b) To study issues and write up a report.
(c) To identify the problem and create legislation to solve it.
(d) To buy votes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Johnson rely on Robert Baker for?

2. By June, 1965, how many American troops were fighting on the ground in Vietnam?

3. What did Johnson admire about Humphrey?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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