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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Rise to Power in the Senate.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Willy Hopkins hire Johnson to do after he heard him speaking at a political gathering in Henley, Texas?
(a) Give speeches at schools.
(b) Teach at a Mexican-American school.
(c) Manage his campaign.
(d) Work for the town of Henley.

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

4. What city was Hubert Humphrey mayor of?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Boston.
(d) Minneapolis.

5. What kind of house did Johnson grow up in?
(a) Small farmhouse.
(b) Condo.
(c) Houseboat.
(d) Mansion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of job did Johnson take between working for a lawyer and going to college in 1927?

2. Where was Lyndon Johnson born?

3. What full-time job did Johnson take with a criminal lawyer in the mid-1920s?

4. What is the name of the caucus that Johnson declined to be part of in the Senate?

5. Who is Rebekah Baines?

(see the answer key)

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