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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 & 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Into what organization was the organization in #25 eventually absorbed?
(a) The Independent Party.
(b) The Socialist Party.
(c) The Republican Party.
(d) The Democratic Party.

2. According to the author, ambition and big ideas can lead to ________________.
(a) greed.
(b) success.
(c) fame.
(d) ruin.

3. Sam Johnson was said to be _____________________.
(a) a prince of a guy.
(b) a man's man.
(c) crooked as the day was long.
(d) straight as a shingle.

4. What was the profession of the Bunton Johnsons?
(a) Bankers.
(b) Educators.
(c) Ranchers.
(d) Farmers.

5. According to Chapter 6, who is "The Best Man I Ever Knew?"
(a) Lyndon Johnson.
(b) Sam Johnson.
(c) Sam Bunton.
(d) Andrew Baines.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children did Sam Ealy Johnson and Eliza Bunton Johnson have?

2. How old was Lyndon Johnson when the author wrote about him in the Introduction?

3. What happened when the Texas Hill Country was destroyed?

4. What color eyes did the Buntons have?

5. What was rare about Lyndon's mother living in the 19th century?

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