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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Johnson propose in a televised speech before Congress immediately following the King march in 1965?
(a) Prayer in schools.
(b) Equal pay for equal work.
(c) Creation of college loan program.
(d) Minority voting rights legislation.

2. What event did Johnson attend in Houston in June, 1928?
(a) Teachers Convention.
(b) College Commencement.
(c) Debate Club Competition.
(d) Democratic National Convention.

3. What did Dean Acheson say about the passage of the Civil Rights Act in "The Senate Leader"?
(a) The Act was not enough.
(b) A surprise.
(c) Among the greatest achievements since the war.
(d) Great work for Johnson.

4. Where did Johnson fly to in order to sign the Medicare Act in 1965?
(a) Independence, Missouri.
(b) Austin, Texas.
(c) Baltimore, Maryland.
(d) Reston, Virginia.

5. What phrase does the author use to describe how Lady Bird escaped mentally when she needed a break from Johnson?
(a) Psychic leave.
(b) Escaped to dreamland.
(c) Mental lapse.
(d) Mental vacation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the press report about the war in Vietnam?

2. What role was Johnson elected to in the Little Congress?

3. What did Rebekah Baines pride herself on?

4. What kind of popular majority did Johnson win in 1964?

5. How did Johnson get the job with the criminal lawyer in the mid-1920s?

(see the answer key)

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