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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 role was Johnson elected to in the Little Congress?
(a) Gopher.
(b) Researcher.
(c) Taking the minutes of each meeting.
(d) Speaker.

2. What year did a United States Senate seat open in Texas that Johnson ultimately won?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1930.

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

4. What city did Johnson travel to in order to talk with Richard Kleberg?
(a) Corpus Christi.
(b) Austin.
(c) San Marcos.
(d) Fredericksburg.

5. What country launched Sputnik?
(a) United States.
(b) Soviet Union.
(c) United Kingdom.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname did Johnson get after winning the Senate seat?

2. What did Johnson suffer from in July, 1955?

3. What word did Johnson's mother often scrawl on the outside of letters to her son?

4. What appointment did Johnson receive having to do with the National Youth Administration?

5. Where did Johnson meet Claudia "Lady Bird" Taylor?

(see the answer key)

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