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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, The Vice-Presidency.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Johnson decide to become a politician?
(a) He didn't know what else to do.
(b) To gain his parents' admiration.
(c) For fame.
(d) To make money.

2. What did Johnson have in his suitcase which was tied with baling wire in 1924?
(a) Straw hat.
(b) Scoks.
(c) Undershirts.
(d) Pants.

3. What country launched Sputnik?
(a) France.
(b) United States.
(c) Soviet Union.
(d) United Kingdom.

4. What word did Johnson's mother often scrawl on the outside of letters to her son?
(a) Discipline.
(b) Mizpah.
(c) Ambition.
(d) Love.

5. What impassioned plea did Humphrey make at the 1948 Democratic Convention?
(a) Voting rights for women.
(b) Better salary for congressmen.
(c) A strong civil rights plank.
(d) Higher education.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of house did Johnson grow up in?

3. What did Dean Acheson say about the passage of the Civil Rights Act in "The Senate Leader"?

4. What did Johnson's Republican opponent accuse him of in the election for Senator in "The Making of a Politician"?

5. How old was Lady Bird when her mother died?

(see the answer key)

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