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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Vietnam.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What role was Johnson elected to in the Little Congress?
(a) Gopher.
(b) Speaker.
(c) Taking the minutes of each meeting.
(d) Researcher.

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

4. Where was the college located where Johnson went in 1927?
(a) Arizona.
(b) Central Texas.
(c) Southern California.
(d) Northern Texas.

5. How is Sam Johnson described?
(a) Small.
(b) Sickly.
(c) Thin.
(d) Big and burly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did a United States Senate seat open in Texas that Johnson ultimately won?

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

3. What did seventeen Senators vote against Johnson for in 1961?

4. What political party did Sam Ealy Johnson join that had a presidential candidate in 1892?

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

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