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

2. Where was President Kennedy assassinated?
(a) California.
(b) Texas.
(c) Florida.
(d) Washington, D.C.

3. What did Johnson's public statement about the 84th Congress express when he returned from his three-month convalescence?
(a) Anger.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Pride.
(d) Frustration.

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

5. How long did Johnson have to stay in the hospital after he got sick in 1955?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Twenty weeks.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Three days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What state did the New York Times writer William S. White come from?

2. Who did Johnson choose to be his Vice President in the 1964 Presidential election?

3. What two Great Society programs does the author say "succeeded admirably in achieving their objectives"?

4. What was Johnson haunted by during his three-month convalescence at home in 1955?

5. As administrator of the Great Society, how big was the bureaucracy that Johnson presided over?

(see the answer key)

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