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

2. What did Dean Acheson say about the passage of the Civil Rights Act in "The Senate Leader"?
(a) A surprise.
(b) The Act was not enough.
(c) Among the greatest achievements since the war.
(d) Great work for Johnson.

3. How many things did Johnson say he disagreed with President Kennedy on when he was his Vice President?
(a) Three or four.
(b) Ten.
(c) One.
(d) Six.

4. What did Johnson suffer from in July, 1955?
(a) Appendicitis.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Heart attack.
(d) Kidney stones.

5. What did Rebekah Baines pride herself on?
(a) Her managerial style.
(b) Her artwork.
(c) Commitment to education and civillity.
(d) Her hard work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What impassioned plea did Humphrey make at the 1948 Democratic Convention?

2. How many children did his mother still have at home when Johnson went off to college?

3. What grade did Johnson give himself as a Vice President?

4. What branch of the military did Johnson enlist in after the attack at Pearl Harbor?

5. What is the name of the caucus that Johnson declined to be part of in the Senate?

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