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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Things Go Wrong.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Robert Kennedy.
(b) His father.
(c) Lady Bird.
(d) Thomas Dodd.

2. How many things did Johnson say he disagreed with President Kennedy on when he was his Vice President?
(a) Six.
(b) Three or four.
(c) One.
(d) Ten.

3. What did Johnson feel like when he took over the office of President after Kennedy's assassination?
(a) The best person for the job.
(b) Powerful.
(c) Illegitimate.
(d) Righteous.

4. When did Johnson resume his position in the Senate after his illness in 1955?
(a) January 2, 1956.
(b) February 5, 1956.
(c) January 30, 1955.
(d) February 12, 1958.

5. What impassioned plea did Humphrey make at the 1948 Democratic Convention?
(a) Better salary for congressmen.
(b) Voting rights for women.
(c) A strong civil rights plank.
(d) Higher education.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Johnson visiting on the July Fourth weekend when he got sick in 1955?

2. What legislation passed on August 20, 1964?

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

4. What did Johnson admire about Humphrey?

5. Who did Johnson appoint to the Supreme Court that he thought mothers would name their newborn sons after?

(see the answer key)

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