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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Johnson ask each member of Kennedy's cabinet after Kennedy's assassination?
(a) To give an oath of secrecy.
(b) To stay on out of loyalty to Kennedy.
(c) To leave at the beginning of the new year.
(d) To leave so he could put in his own staff.

2. What is one activity Johnson planned to take up after his retirement from office that didn't work out?
(a) Practicing law.
(b) Sky diving.
(c) Writing his memoirs.
(d) Travelling around the world.

3. What did most people consider Barry Goldwater to be, according to the author in "The Transition Year"?
(a) Right winger.
(b) Liberal.
(c) Moderate.
(d) Independent.

4. In "The Great Society," where does the author say Johnson first introduced the term "Great Society" in a speech?
(a) Texas.
(b) Georgia.
(c) University of Michigan.
(d) Washington, D.C.

5. Who said "The people know when you're sick and care when you die" about the Hill Country of Texas?
(a) Johnson's mother.
(b) Johnson's father.
(c) Lady Bird.
(d) Richard Nixon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What political figure was assassinated in 1968?

2. What two Great Society programs does the author say "succeeded admirably in achieving their objectives"?

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

4. What did President Nixon do to Johnson's Great Society programs?

5. How many years was Johnson a public servant, according to the author in the Epilogue?

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