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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. When did Johnson resume his position in the Senate after his illness in 1955?
(a) February 12, 1958.
(b) January 30, 1955.
(c) February 5, 1956.
(d) January 2, 1956.

2. How long did Johnson have to stay in the hospital after he got sick in 1955?
(a) Three days.
(b) Twenty weeks.
(c) Six weeks.
(d) Two weeks.

3. 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) He was not a supporter of the war.
(d) The U.S. was not at war.

4. What was Johnson haunted by during his three-month convalescence at home in 1955?
(a) Childhood fear of paralysis.
(b) His mother's health.
(c) His father's death.
(d) His grandfather's expectations.

5. How did Johnson characterize the young people who were protesting the war?
(a) Disrespectful.
(b) Lazy.
(c) As naive.
(d) Stupid.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Martin Luther King, Jr. organize a march in 1965?

2. When Johnson was fifteen, what did he dream he was enclosed in?

3. When did Johnson like to hold press conferences during his first elected term as President?

4. Where was President Kennedy assassinated?

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

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