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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Governor of the state in which King organized a march in 1965?
(a) Fulbright.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Smith.
(d) Wallace.

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

3. How many American soldiers were killed when the Vietcong guerrillas raided a U.S. advisers' barracks in Pleiku on February 6, 1965?
(a) Thirty.
(b) One hundred.
(c) Two.
(d) Nine.

4. How many things did Johnson say he disagreed with President Kennedy on when he was his Vice President?
(a) Three or four.
(b) Six.
(c) Ten.
(d) One.

5. When did Johnson like to hold press conferences during his first elected term as President?
(a) During weekdays.
(b) On weekends.
(c) Noontime on Tuesdays.
(d) Thursdays before the 6 pm news.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Johnson think would want to end the war quickly through total annihilation?

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

3. What department did Professor Harry Greene work in at the college Johnson went to?

4. Where did Johnson fly to in order to sign the Medicare Act in 1965?

5. How long did Johnson have to stay in the hospital after he got sick in 1955?

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