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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, The Vice-Presidency.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Senate Leader," what did Johnson fear if the Civil Rights Act did not pass the Senate?
(a) The Republican's reforms.
(b) That everything he had created would come undone.
(c) The President's wrath.
(d) Kennedy's new legislation.

2. What does the author say Johnson relied on to persuade senators to support his objectives in "The Senate Leader"?
(a) Committee hearings.
(b) Public debate.
(c) Behind the scenes negotiations.
(d) Press Conferences.

3. What did seventeen Senators vote against Johnson for in 1961?
(a) Chairman of the Democratic Conference.
(b) Chairman of NASA.
(c) Chairman of Equal Employment Opportunity.
(d) Senate Majority Leader.

4. What were liberal Democrats happy to receive when the Civil Rights Act was passed?
(a) More seats in the Senate.
(b) Establishment of a Justice Department Civil Rights Division.
(c) Presidential medal of honor.
(d) More seats in the Senate.

5. What was Johnson's first job when he was a freshman in college?
(a) Security guard.
(b) Dorm counselor.
(c) Dishwasher.
(d) Clean-up crew.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Lyndon Johnson born?

2. What student organization was Johnson elected to be a member of in college?

3. What did Johnson admire about Humphrey?

4. What job did Johnson take with Richard Kleberg?

5. What impassioned plea did Humphrey make at the 1948 Democratic Convention?

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