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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the press report about the war in Vietnam?
(a) American troops successes and Hanoi's failures.
(b) Medical needs of soldiers.
(c) Profiles of Vietnamese leaders.
(d) The beauty of the landscape.

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

3. What was the public's reaction to Robert Kennedy during his 1968 campaign for President that Johnson did not like?
(a) Angry.
(b) Enthusiastic.
(c) Lukewarm
(d) Hostile.

4. Where did Johnson go to college in 1927?
(a) University of California.
(b) Texas State.
(c) San Marcos College.
(d) University of Texas.

5. What kind of house did Johnson grow up in?
(a) Small farmhouse.
(b) Houseboat.
(c) Mansion.
(d) Condo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Johnson call right before he died?

2. What did Vice President John Marshall dream he was doing when he was chained to his desk in "The Vice-Presidency"?

3. Why did Johnson avoid meetings with the National Security Council in "Under Siege in the White House"?

4. What grade did Johnson give his Vice President?

5. What gathering did local political candidates attend each year in Henley, Texas?

(see the answer key)

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