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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 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.

2. Who was Robert Baker?
(a) Johnson's page.
(b) Lady Bird's cousin.
(c) Secretary to the Senate Democrats.
(d) Johnson's gardener.

3. Where was Lyndon Johnson born?
(a) Boston, Massachusetts.
(b) Washington, D.C.
(c) Atlanta, Georgia.
(d) Stonewall, Texas.

4. What job did Johnson take in Cotulla, Texas to help pay his college tuition?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Dental assistant.
(c) Electrician.
(d) Lawyer.

5. How did Johnson prefer campaigning in the 1960s Democratic presidential primary?
(a) Traveling the country.
(b) Public speeches in the nation's cities.
(c) Negotiating with senators for state delegate votes.
(d) Town hall meetings across the country.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Johnson was working for a lawyer in 1926, where did he decide to go?

3. What kind of job did Johnson take between working for a lawyer and going to college in 1927?

4. What did Willy Hopkins hire Johnson to do after he heard him speaking at a political gathering in Henley, Texas?

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

(see the answer key)

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