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

2. How is Sam Johnson described?
(a) Big and burly.
(b) Sickly.
(c) Thin.
(d) Small.

3. Who was President in 1931?
(a) Herbert Hoover.
(b) Grover Cleveland.
(c) Harry Truman.
(d) Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

4. Where was Lyndon Johnson born?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) Atlanta, Georgia.
(c) Boston, Massachusetts.
(d) Stonewall, Texas.

5. Who was Johnson visiting on the July Fourth weekend when he got sick in 1955?
(a) Harry Bryd.
(b) Richard Russell.
(c) George and Herman Brown.
(d) Hubert Humphrey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did a United States Senate seat open in Texas that Johnson ultimately won?

2. What school was Johnson teaching in when he received a call from Richard Kleberg?

3. Who is Rebekah Baines?

4. What branch of the military did Johnson enlist in after the attack at Pearl Harbor?

5. What Senator did Hubert Humphrey criticize that made other senators angry in "Rise to Power in the Senate"?

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