Return to Main Quiz Page What do you know about the War on Poverty? 1. In his 1964 State of the Union message, President Johnson declared war on A poverty B littering C obesity D the cost of transportation 2. President Johnson's poverty program originated in which presidential administration? A Franklin D. Roosevelt B Harry S. Truman C John F.Kennedy D Richard M. Nixon 3. The Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 was designed to make a coordinated attack on the multiple causes of poverty. A True. B False. 4. There were __________ major weapons designed to make a coordinated attack on poverty in the United States. A two B three C four D five 5. Project Head Start was designed to help college-bound students pay for tuition. A True. B False. 6. The Upward Bound program was designed to A give illiterate or uneducated adults sufficient instruction in reading, writing, and arithmetic to qualify them for jobs. B provide programs for economically deprived preschool children. C test high school students for job placement. D provide special encouragement to low-income young people who show college aptitude . 7. The school breakfast program provided breakfast A at home for school children. B at school for children from economically deprived families. C for school faculty and staff. D for parents of school-age children. 8. The Food Stamp Act of 1964 was designed to help poverty stricken families improve their diets. A True. B False. 9. ________________ was appointed head of President Johnson's War on Poverty. A Sargent Shriver. B James Farmer. C Hubert Humphrey. D Bill Moyers. 10. President Johnson's 1964 poverty tour included A Mexico. B Canada. C Cuba. D the Appalachian states. How did you do?