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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was President Kennedy assassinated?
(a) Texas.
(b) Washington, D.C.
(c) Florida.
(d) California.

2. What legislation passed on August 20, 1964?
(a) Education reform.
(b) Economic Opportunity Act.
(c) The Poverty Reduction Act.
(d) Massive tax cut.

3. What was Johnson in the hospital for a few days before his election as a United States Senator?
(a) Heart attack.
(b) Broken leg.
(c) Kidney Stones.
(d) High blood pressure.

4. What Vietnamese people did Johnson want to help in the Vietnam War?
(a) North Vietnamese.
(b) South Vietnamese.
(c) Communists of Hanoi.
(d) Viet Cong.

5. Who helped Johnson prepare for his math entrance exams in his first semester in college?
(a) His father.
(b) His brother.
(c) His mother.
(d) His sister.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What grade did Johnson give his Vice President?

3. What was Richard Kleberg most interested in in Washington?

4. Who did Johnson run against in the 1960s Democratic presidential primary?

5. When did Johnson resume his position in the Senate after his illness in 1955?

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