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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What Vietnamese people did Johnson want to help in the Vietnam War?
(a) Viet Cong.
(b) North Vietnamese.
(c) Communists of Hanoi.
(d) South Vietnamese.

3. How many points did Johnson's approval rating drop between 1966 and 1968?
(a) Ten.
(b) Thirty-six.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Eighteen.

4. What two other countries did Johnson fear might get involved in the war?
(a) Russia and Germany.
(b) Russia and China.
(c) Japan and China.
(d) France and England.

5. What did Johnson criticize college professors for believing in "Under Siege in the White House"?
(a) Cancelling classes to protest along with their students.
(b) Being soft and acting nice as a way to get peace.
(c) Being too tough on their students.
(d) Giving their students easy As.

6. What was the purpose of the task forces that Johnson created on "Great Society " goals?
(a) To buy votes.
(b) To review previous legislation.
(c) To study issues and write up a report.
(d) To identify the problem and create legislation to solve it.

7. How did Johnson define the term "Great Society"?
(a) Art and Culture programs.
(b) Space exploration progams.
(c) Social reform programs.
(d) Tax progams.

8. What country was Ho Chi Minh the leader of in 1965?
(a) West Vietnam.
(b) South Vietnam.
(c) East Vietnam.
(d) North Vietnam.

9. Who did Johnson say controlled the three major networks during his administration?
(a) Wealthy shareholders.
(b) Conservatives.
(c) Liberals.
(d) Kennedys and Communists.

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

11. What did Congress and the Cabinet inform Johnson that he had to change in 1968?
(a) War policy.
(b) Standards on communication.
(c) Healthcare legislation.
(d) Education policy.

12. Who was inaugurated on January 20, 1969?
(a) Johnson.
(b) Kennedy.
(c) Humphrey.
(d) Nixon.

13. Who did Johnson choose to be his Vice President in the 1964 Presidential election?
(a) Robert Kennedy.
(b) Hubert Humphrey.
(c) John Stevenson.
(d) William Fulbright.

14. According to the author in "The Great Society," what did Johnson equate predictability with?
(a) Power.
(b) Weakness.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Happiness.

15. Who did Johnson think would want to end the war quickly through total annihilation?
(a) Defense Secretary.
(b) Conservatives in Congress.
(c) Generals.
(d) CIA.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Johnson announce his withdrawal as a candidate for President?

2. What role did Robert Kennedy fill under the Johnson Administration?

3. What did Johnson ask of Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois in "The Transition Year"?

4. Who told Johnson that if he didn't run for President it would show a lack of courage and be wrong for the country?

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

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