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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Education and the Dream of Success.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What full-time job did Johnson take with a criminal lawyer in the mid-1920s?
(a) Clerk.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Head researcher.
(d) Office manager.

2. How many children did his mother still have at home when Johnson went off to college?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

3. Why was Johnson in the hospital the day after he was elected to Congress in 1937?
(a) Appendicitis.
(b) Visiting his mother.
(c) Visiting a friend.
(d) Pneumonia.

4. What job did Johnson take in Cotulla, Texas to help pay his college tuition?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Electrician.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Dental assistant.

5. What political party did Sam Ealy Johnson join that had a presidential candidate in 1892?
(a) Populist Party.
(b) Democratic Party.
(c) Independent Party.
(d) Republican Party.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Johnson get the job with the criminal lawyer in the mid-1920s?

2. What city did Johnson travel to in order to talk with Richard Kleberg?

3. Who helped Johnson prepare for his math entrance exams in his first semester in college?

4. Where did Johnson go to college in 1927?

5. What kind of house did Johnson grow up in?

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