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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Johnson avoid meetings with the National Security Council in "Under Siege in the White House"?
(a) He didn't like leaving the White House.
(b) He was busy with other things.
(c) The Council could never make a decision.
(d) He was suspicious of leaks.

2. What did Johnson call Robert Kennedy in "The Withdrawal"?
(a) A good choice for President.
(b) His worst nightmare.
(c) Confused.
(d) His closest adviser.

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

4. What Senator did Hubert Humphrey criticize that made other senators angry in "Rise to Power in the Senate"?
(a) Byrd.
(b) Paulsen.
(c) Smith.
(d) Johnson.

5. What was one popular singer in the late 1960s that the young people of the peace movement listened to, according to the author in "Under Siege in the White House"?
(a) Herb Alpert.
(b) Bee Gees.
(c) Bob Dylan.
(d) Otis Redding.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Johnson prefer campaigning in the 1960s Democratic presidential primary?

2. Where did Johnson go to college in 1927?

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

4. Who was Carol Davis?

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

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