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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children did his mother still have at home when Johnson went off to college?
(a) Two.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

2. What grade did Johnson give his Vice President?
(a) A or A plus.
(b) D.
(c) B+.
(d) F.

3. Who helped Johnson prepare for his math entrance exams in his first semester in college?
(a) His mother.
(b) His sister.
(c) His brother.
(d) His father.

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

5. Who did Johnson run against in the 1960s Democratic presidential primary?
(a) Nixon.
(b) Kennedy.
(c) Humphrey.
(d) Stevenson.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What position did Johnson get elected to on January 3, 1953?

3. What did seventeen Senators vote against Johnson for in 1961?

4. What subcommittee began investigations on the space exploration program in 1957?

5. What city was Hubert Humphrey mayor of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Johnson find fascinating about his paternal grandfather?

2. How did Johnson learn as much as he could about Congress when he first arrived as a Legislative Secretary?

3. What did Sam Johnson think of his young son's hair?

4. How did Johnson thwart the political power of the Black Stars?

5. How did Johnson work his way up to the job as special assistant at San Marcos College?

6. Why was Johnson annoyed when the Democratic National Committee created an Advisory Committee in 1958?

7. Describe how Johnson got elected to Congress through a special election.

8. What was Johnson's reaction to being asked to be Kennedy's vice-president?

9. When Johnson was Senate Majority Leader, what was his style of leadership?

10. What were the Black Stars at San Marcos College?

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