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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, Under Seige in the White House.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What student organization was Johnson elected to be a member of in college?
(a) Glee Club.
(b) College newspaper.
(c) Drama Club.
(d) Elite Athletes Club.

2. What state did the New York Times writer William S. White come from?
(a) Texas.
(b) Maine.
(c) South Carolina.
(d) Rhode Island.

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

4. What was the name of the space program that Johnson's congressional initiatives resulted in?
(a) HUD.
(b) NASA.
(c) FEMA.
(d) FDIC.

5. What did Johnson think reporters were doing in order to win Pulitzer Prizes?
(a) Sabotaging him.
(b) Writing great interviews.
(c) Discussing the progress of his Great Society programs.
(d) Writing excellent biographies about him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Johnson take control of with each department during his first elected term as President?

2. What subcommittee began investigations on the space exploration program in 1957?

3. Where was the college located where Johnson went in 1927?

4. What did Johnson propose in a televised speech before Congress immediately following the King march in 1965?

5. How many children did his mother still have at home when Johnson went off to college?

(see the answer key)

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