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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, The Making of a Politician.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On whose behalf did Johnson speak at a political gathering in Henley, Texas?
(a) Al Smith.
(b) Sam Johnson.
(c) Willy Hopkins.
(d) Pat Neff.

2. How did Johnson get the job with the criminal lawyer in the mid-1920s?
(a) Personal reference from a friend.
(b) His mother and the lawyer were cousins.
(c) Newspaper ad.
(d) Met the lawyer while having coffee.

3. What was Johnson's first job when he was a freshman in college?
(a) Security guard.
(b) Clean-up crew.
(c) Dishwasher.
(d) Dorm counselor.

4. When Johnson was working for a lawyer in 1926, where did he decide to go?
(a) Michigan.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Home to Texas.
(d) Washington, D.D.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the hotel where Johnson lived when he first went to Washington?

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

3. How old was Johnson when he was first elected to Congress through a special six-week election?

4. What word did Johnson's mother often scrawl on the outside of letters to her son?

5. What role was Johnson elected to in the Little Congress?

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