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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By June, 1965, how many American troops were fighting on the ground in Vietnam?
(a) Eleven thousand.
(b) Six thousand.
(c) One hundred thousand.
(d) Fifty thousand

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

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

4. 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) Kennedy's new legislation.
(c) The Republican's reforms.
(d) The President's wrath.

5. In June 1965, what was Johnson insisting upon about America's involvement in Vietnam?
(a) The U.S. was fully in the war and needed public support.
(b) The U.S. had never done bomb strikes in Vietnam.
(c) The U.S. was not at war.
(d) He was not a supporter of the war.

Short Answer Questions

1. On whose behalf did Johnson speak at a political gathering in Henley, Texas?

2. What was the name of the hotel where Johnson lived when he first went to Washington?

3. Who said "The American people are tired of wrecking crews. They want builders--people who construct" when referring to the 1960s presidential campaign in "The Senate Leader"?

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

5. What did Johnson propose in a televised speech before Congress immediately following the King march in 1965?

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