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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Rebekah Baines?
(a) Johnson's librarian.
(b) Johnson's mother.
(c) Johnson's aunt.
(d) Johnson's teacher.

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

3. What did seventeen Senators vote against Johnson for in 1961?
(a) Senate Majority Leader.
(b) Chairman of the Democratic Conference.
(c) Chairman of NASA.
(d) Chairman of Equal Employment Opportunity.

4. How is Sam Johnson described?
(a) Thin.
(b) Sickly.
(c) Big and burly.
(d) Small.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of house did Johnson grow up in?

2. What was the Economic Opportunity Act?

3. Who did Johnson appoint to the Supreme Court that he thought mothers would name their newborn sons after?

4. What secret group did Johnson form while in his freshman year at college?

5. What job did Johnson take in Cotulla, Texas to help pay his college tuition?

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