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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What political figure was assassinated in 1968?
(a) Eugene McCarthy.
(b) John Kennedy.
(c) Hupert Humphrey.
(d) Robert Kennedy.

2. How many American soldiers were killed when the Vietcong guerrillas raided a U.S. advisers' barracks in Pleiku on February 6, 1965?
(a) Two.
(b) Nine.
(c) Thirty.
(d) One hundred.

3. What did Johnson compare his Great Society programs with at the beginning of "Things Go Wrong"?
(a) Beautiful woman.
(b) A benevolent uncle.
(c) A massive snowball.
(d) A king.

4. Who said "The American people are tired of wrecking crews. They want builders--people who construct" when referring to the 1960s presidential campaign in "The Senate Leader"?
(a) John Kennedy.
(b) Lyndon Johnson.
(c) Adlai Stevenson.
(d) Robert Kennedy.

5. What phrase does the author use to describe how Lady Bird escaped mentally when she needed a break from Johnson?
(a) Mental vacation.
(b) Psychic leave.
(c) Escaped to dreamland.
(d) Mental lapse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What branch of the military did Johnson enlist in after the attack at Pearl Harbor?

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

3. Who was Governor of the state in which King organized a march in 1965?

4. What word did Johnson's mother often scrawl on the outside of letters to her son?

5. What did Johnson's grandfather unlock with a gold key in his study?

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