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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. Who helped Johnson prepare for his math entrance exams in his first semester in college?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) His sister.
(d) His brother.
2. On whose behalf did Johnson speak at a political gathering in Henley, Texas?
(a) Pat Neff.
(b) Sam Johnson.
(c) Willy Hopkins.
(d) Al Smith.
3. What word did Johnson's mother often scrawl on the outside of letters to her son?
(a) Ambition.
(b) Love.
(c) Discipline.
(d) Mizpah.
4. What full-time job did Johnson take with a criminal lawyer in the mid-1920s?
(a) Head researcher.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Clerk.
(d) Office manager.
5. What kind of job did Johnson take between working for a lawyer and going to college in 1927?
(a) Auto mechanic.
(b) Road gang.
(c) Farmhand.
(d) Dishwasher.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Johnson's grandfather unlock with a gold key in his study?
2. What did Johnson have in his suitcase which was tied with baling wire in 1924?
3. Why was Johnson in the hospital the day after he was elected to Congress in 1937?
4. What did Rebekah Baines pride herself on?
5. What gathering did local political candidates attend each year in Henley, Texas?
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