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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, The Great society.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event did Johnson attend in Houston in June, 1928?
(a) Debate Club Competition.
(b) College Commencement.
(c) Teachers Convention.
(d) Democratic National Convention.

2. What gathering did local political candidates attend each year in Henley, Texas?
(a) Beach party.
(b) All-day political picnic.
(c) Fundraiser.
(d) Caucus.

3. What did Johnson propose in a televised speech before Congress immediately following the King march in 1965?
(a) Prayer in schools.
(b) Equal pay for equal work.
(c) Creation of college loan program.
(d) Minority voting rights legislation.

4. What word did Johnson's mother often scrawl on the outside of letters to her son?
(a) Discipline.
(b) Mizpah.
(c) Love.
(d) Ambition.

5. Who was Cecil Evans?
(a) Librarian at University of Texas.
(b) President of a college.
(c) Financial aid officer.
(d) Johnson's college roommate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What role was Johnson elected to in the Little Congress?

2. What was the name of the hotel where Johnson lived when he first went to Washington?

3. What job did Johnson take with Richard Kleberg?

4. Who was President in 1931?

5. What phrase does the author use to describe how Lady Bird escaped mentally when she needed a break from Johnson?

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