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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, Under Seige in the White House.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Things Go Wrong," what does the author say Johnson hesitated over for two years before making a recommendation to Congress?
(a) Tax decrease.
(b) Tax increase.
(c) Request for funds to rennovate the White House.
(d) Request to televise debates.

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

3. What did Willy Hopkins hire Johnson to do after he heard him speaking at a political gathering in Henley, Texas?
(a) Give speeches at schools.
(b) Manage his campaign.
(c) Work for the town of Henley.
(d) Teach at a Mexican-American school.

4. In 1968, what was the number of casualties in the Vietnam war?
(a) Sixty thousand.
(b) Two thousand.
(c) One hundred thirty thousand.
(d) Twenty thousand.

5. In "The Transition Year," about how many hours does the author say Johnson slept each night?
(a) Ten.
(b) Eight.
(c) Four.
(d) Nine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who told Johnson that if he didn't run for President it would show a lack of courage and be wrong for the country?

2. What was the performance that took place in the White House in Spring, 1962 that was the first of its kind?

3. Who is Rebekah Baines?

4. Who was one author invited to the White House in the early 1960s?

5. Who was Johnson visiting on the July Fourth weekend when he got sick in 1955?

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