The Great Silent Majority Quizzes
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Q. Which of these best characterizes Nixon's "great silent majority"?
Liberal, atheist, and pro-Vietnam
White, middle class, and conservative
Urban, Democrat, and wealthy
Pro-mime, pro-Soviet Union, and pro-hippie
Q. If the speech calls on the "great silent majority," then who would be the "lame loud minority"?
Sports fans, television stars, and radio producers
Hippies, anti-war protesters, and free speech types
Democrats, Vietnam War vets, and children
Republicans, Russians, and college students
Q. Nixon claims to have seen demonstrators in San Francisco carrying signs that read
"I love the Grateful Dead, you should, too."
"Hippies for haircuts."
"Vietnam is so far away, why are we there?"
"Lose in Vietnam, bring the boys home."
Q. Vietnamization refers to which of these?
Handing over the fighting to Vietnamese forces
The process of returning Vietnam to the north
Ho Chi Minh's term for ending the Vietnam War
Eating only Vietnamese food for three straight months
Q. Nixon describes his plan for Vietnam as
the easy way.
the right way.
the high way.
the violent way.