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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, The Senate Leader.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position did Johnson get elected to on January 3, 1953?
(a) Vice-president.
(b) President.
(c) Minority Leader.
(d) Democratic Party Whip.

2. Where did Johnson go in a Model-T after graduating high school?
(a) New York City.
(b) California.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Wisconsin.

3. What did Johnson's public statement about the 84th Congress express when he returned from his three-month convalescence?
(a) Anger.
(b) Frustration.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Pride.

4. How long did Johnson have to stay in the hospital after he got sick in 1955?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Twenty weeks.
(c) Six weeks.
(d) Three days.

5. What branch of the military did Johnson enlist in after the attack at Pearl Harbor?
(a) Navy.
(b) Air Force.
(c) Marines.
(d) Army.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did a United States Senate seat open in Texas that Johnson ultimately won?

2. Who was Johnson visiting on the July Fourth weekend when he got sick in 1955?

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

4. Who was President when Johnson was Senate Majority Leader?

5. What was the name of the space program that Johnson's congressional initiatives resulted in?

(see the answer key)

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