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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In "The Withdrawal," why did Johnson withdraw to the White House?
(a) Criticism over his policies and faltering Great Society programs.
(b) To create a plan to win the war.
(c) Fear of Robert Kennedy.
(d) To plot his re-election campaign.

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

5. What did Johnson believe he could avoid if he kept the war contained through bombing strikes?
(a) World War III.
(b) Press conferences.
(c) A trip to the Far East.
(d) Hiring another general.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Transition Year," about how many hours does the author say Johnson slept each night?

2. 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"?

3. How many social programs were created under Johnson's leadership between 1965 and 1968?

4. What kind of popular majority did Johnson win in 1964?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Johnson's first reaction to the Watts, Los Angeles riots in August, 1965?

2. In what ways did Johnson assert his control over his staff and cabinet?

3. When did Johnson learn that he did not have middle America's support for his policies?

4. Why did Johnson keep the public and Congress uninformed about his actions in Vietnam in 1965?

5. What was the Tet offensive and how did it affect Johnson?

6. How did Johnson follow through on getting Kennedy's civil rights legislation passed?

7. How did Johnson respond when Robert Kennedy entered the Democratic Presidential primaries in 1967?

8. What was Johnson's approach to dealing with the media as President?

9. Why did Johnson think the media was sabotaging him?

10. How did Johnson feel about Richard Nixon cutting his Great Society programs?

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