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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. As administrator of the Great Society, how big was the bureaucracy that Johnson presided over?
(a) Nine thousand employees.
(b) Two thousand employees.
(c) Six million employees.
(d) One million employees.

3. What did Johnson believe he would gain if he took a "middle course" in Vietnam and in the work on Great Society initiatives in "Under Siege in the White House"?
(a) He would be impeached.
(b) Americans would be distraught.
(c) The protesters would find another issue to protest.
(d) A place in history among the greatest leaders.

4. What were the American people most adversely affected by in 1968?
(a) Poor drinking water.
(b) Inflation.
(c) Stormy weather.
(d) Lack of organic food.

5. What did Johnson discourage between his staffers in his first elected term as President?
(a) Communication.
(b) Solitary offices.
(c) Distrust.
(d) Working late.

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

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

8. Who did Johnson appoint to the Supreme Court that he thought mothers would name their newborn sons after?
(a) Thurgood Marshall.
(b) Earl Warren.
(c) Warren Burger.
(d) William Brennan.

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

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

11. How many social programs were created under Johnson's leadership between 1965 and 1968?
(a) One thousand.
(b) Eighty.
(c) Five hundred.
(d) Twenty.

12. Where did Johnson fly to in order to sign the Medicare Act in 1965?
(a) Reston, Virginia.
(b) Austin, Texas.
(c) Independence, Missouri.
(d) Baltimore, Maryland.

13. Who told Johnson that if he didn't run for President it would show a lack of courage and be wrong for the country?
(a) Lady Bird.
(b) His father.
(c) Thomas Dodd.
(d) Robert Kennedy.

14. Who was Johnson's political hero?
(a) Richard Nixon.
(b) Ike Eisenhower.
(c) John Kennedy.
(d) Franklin Roosevelt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people were killed in the Watts riots in Los Angeles?

2. What did Johnson compare his Great Society programs with at the beginning of "Things Go Wrong"?

3. In "The Great Society," where does the author say Johnson first introduced the term "Great Society" in a speech?

4. What did Johnson criticize college professors for believing in "Under Siege in the White House"?

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

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