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

2. The Johnsons were as ambitious as the Buntons but lacked ________________.
(a) manners.
(b) pragmitism.
(c) financing.
(d) friends.

3. What was the grassy part of the state in #10 called?
(a) Hill Country.
(b) The Great Plains.
(c) The Prairie.
(d) The Grasslands.

4. Who was offering Lyndon the opportunity for a secure financial future?
(a) A professor.
(b) An employer.
(c) His mother.
(d) An older man.

5. Which of the following was a character attribute of the Buntons?
(a) Meek temperament.
(b) Fiery temperament.
(c) Retiring manners.
(d) Sullen demeanor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lyndon's mother and father shared an interest in _____________.

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

3. How many of Sam and Eliza's children were boys?

4. What profession did Lyndon's father later aspire to?

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

(see the answer key)

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