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

2. Who helped Johnson prepare for his math entrance exams in his first semester in college?
(a) His sister.
(b) His mother.
(c) His brother.
(d) His father.

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

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

5. What secret group did Johnson form while in his freshman year at college?
(a) Leaders of the Future.
(b) Black Stars.
(c) White Stars.
(d) Students for Democracy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Johnson go to college in 1927?

2. On whose behalf did Johnson speak at a political gathering in Henley, Texas?

3. Why was Johnson in the hospital the day after he was elected to Congress in 1937?

4. Why did Johnson decide to become a politician?

5. What student organization was Johnson elected to be a member of in college?

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