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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 & 4, cont..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What shone through the ruined landscape of the Texas Hill Country?
(a) Limestone.
(b) Gold.
(c) Granite.
(d) Diamonds.

2. Why did few Texans get an education?
(a) There were no established schools.
(b) The children were needed to work at home.
(c) They saw no value in book learning.
(d) They died at an early age.

3. What was rare about Lyndon's mother living in the 19th century?
(a) She was a suffragette.
(b) She was a nurse.
(c) She was college educated.
(d) She ran her own business.

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

5. How much land did the Bunton family still own in the Hill Country of Texas at the time this book was written?
(a) 50 acres.
(b) 1,000 acres.
(c) 200 acres.
(d) 500 acres.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the ten years from 1837-1847, the population of the Texas Hill Country grew from 40,000 to _______________.

2. What was Lyndon's father's profession?

3. The Johnsons were as ambitious as the Buntons but lacked ________________.

4. What was prohibitive to many about getting an education?

5. Which group was the organization in #25 established to help?

(see the answer key)

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