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

2. How many Washington daily newspapers did Johnson read in 1931 on a daily basis?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) None.
(d) Three.

3. What was the name of the hotel where Johnson lived when he first went to Washington?
(a) Fairmount Hotel.
(b) Hotel Rouge.
(c) Crowne Plaza.
(d) Dodge Hotel.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What full-time job did Johnson take with a criminal lawyer in the mid-1920s?

3. What time did the train leave that Johnson was on at the end of "Education and the Dream of Success"?

4. What was Johnson in the hospital for a few days before his election as a United States Senator?

5. What gathering did local political candidates attend each year in Henley, Texas?

(see the answer key)

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