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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. Who gave Lady Bird her nickname?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Rebekah Johnson.

2. What did Johnson admire about Humphrey?
(a) Sincerity and compassion.
(b) His ability to "melt" under Johnson's influence.
(c) His Minnesota roots.
(d) Liberal talkativeness.

3. What job did Robert McNamara take in 1967?
(a) Directorship of the World Bank.
(b) Supreme Court Justice.
(c) Senator.
(d) Curator of Metropolitan Museum of Art.

4. What year did a United States Senate seat open in Texas that Johnson ultimately won?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1930.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What Vietnamese people did Johnson want to help in the Vietnam War?

2. What did Johnson say the Civil Rights Act should be called?

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

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

5. What did Johnson discourage between his staffers in his first elected term as President?

(see the answer key)

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