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

2. What department did Professor Harry Greene work in at the college Johnson went to?
(a) Government Department.
(b) Science Department.
(c) English Department.
(d) Business Department.

3. How many votes did Johnson win his Senate seat by?
(a) Six hundred.
(b) Eighty-seven.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Thirty.

4. What role was Johnson elected to in the Little Congress?
(a) Taking the minutes of each meeting.
(b) Speaker.
(c) Researcher.
(d) Gopher.

5. What Senator did Hubert Humphrey criticize that made other senators angry in "Rise to Power in the Senate"?
(a) Byrd.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Smith.
(d) Paulsen.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What political party did Sam Ealy Johnson join that had a presidential candidate in 1892?

3. Who was Robert Baker?

4. Who gave Lady Bird her nickname?

5. What year was the Civil Rights Act approved by the Senate?

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