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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 department did Professor Harry Greene work in at the college Johnson went to?
(a) Science Department.
(b) Government Department.
(c) English Department.
(d) Business Department.

2. What grade did Johnson give his Vice President?
(a) B+.
(b) F.
(c) A or A plus.
(d) D.

3. What appointment did Johnson receive having to do with the National Youth Administration?
(a) Texas Director.
(b) Treasurer.
(c) Secretary.
(d) Fundraiser.

4. Who was one author invited to the White House in the early 1960s?
(a) Virginia Woolf.
(b) John Grisham.
(c) Maxine Hong Kingston.
(d) Tennessee Williams.

5. What Senator did Hubert Humphrey criticize that made other senators angry in "Rise to Power in the Senate"?
(a) Paulsen.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Smith.
(d) Byrd.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Johnson when he was first elected to Congress through a special six-week election?

2. How many things did Johnson say he disagreed with President Kennedy on when he was his Vice President?

3. What secret group did Johnson form while in his freshman year at college?

4. How many Washington daily newspapers did Johnson read in 1931 on a daily basis?

5. How is Sam Johnson described?

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