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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, The Vice-Presidency.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What subcommittee began investigations on the space exploration program in 1957?
(a) Finance Subcommittee.
(b) Presidential Committee on Aerospace Programs.
(c) Advisory Board.
(d) Subcommittee on Preparedness.

2. What job did Johnson take with Richard Kleberg?
(a) Researcher.
(b) Intern.
(c) Valet.
(d) Legislative Secretary.

3. How did Johnson get the job with the criminal lawyer in the mid-1920s?
(a) Personal reference from a friend.
(b) Met the lawyer while having coffee.
(c) His mother and the lawyer were cousins.
(d) Newspaper ad.

4. Who is Rebekah Baines?
(a) Johnson's mother.
(b) Johnson's librarian.
(c) Johnson's teacher.
(d) Johnson's aunt.

5. What does the author write in "The Vice-Presidency" about Johnson's energy when he went on foreign trips as a Vice President?
(a) His energy was depleted.
(b) His energy gathered force.
(c) He felt too tired.
(d) He became quiet and relaxed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Johnson in the hospital the day after he was elected to Congress in 1937?

2. What student organization was Johnson elected to be a member of in college?

3. What kind of food did Johnson discover that John Kennedy loved and then stocked his plane with it?

4. Who was President in 1931?

5. What job did Johnson take in Cotulla, Texas to help pay his college tuition?

(see the answer key)

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