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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 29 - 31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What nationality of students did Lyndon teach?
(a) English.
(b) Mexican.
(c) German.
(d) Irish.

2. What was a key to surviving in the Texas Hill Country?
(a) Building sod houses.
(b) Understanding the Comanche people.
(c) Learning how to rotate crops.
(d) Installing irrigation.

3. What was the context of the laws in #69?
(a) Equal rights for all people.
(b) Minimum wages for all workers.
(c) The advertising and sales of oil.
(d) Voting rights for women.

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

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

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. Into what organization was the organization in #25 eventually absorbed?

4. From which region of Texas did Lyndon garner the most support?

5. Lyndon was adept at _______________.

(see the answer key)

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