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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. What did Willy Hopkins hire Johnson to do after he heard him speaking at a political gathering in Henley, Texas?
(a) Manage his campaign.
(b) Give speeches at schools.
(c) Teach at a Mexican-American school.
(d) Work for the town of Henley.

2. Where did Johnson go to college in 1927?
(a) University of California.
(b) San Marcos College.
(c) University of Texas.
(d) Texas State.

3. Who was Cecil Evans?
(a) Librarian at University of Texas.
(b) President of a college.
(c) Financial aid officer.
(d) Johnson's college roommate.

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

5. In "The Senate Leader," what did Johnson fear if the Civil Rights Act did not pass the Senate?
(a) The President's wrath.
(b) Kennedy's new legislation.
(c) That everything he had created would come undone.
(d) The Republican's reforms.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On whose behalf did Johnson speak at a political gathering in Henley, Texas?

3. What word did Johnson's mother often scrawl on the outside of letters to her son?

4. Who was Carol Davis?

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

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