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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 Chapter 8 | Part 2 Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What group is LBJ named director of at age 26?
(a) Federal Trade Administration.
(b) Young Republicans.
(c) Senate.
(d) Natinal Youth Administration for Texas.

2. What does Richard Bevard Russell Jr. become known as after his father's death?
(a) Grandfather Dick.
(b) Head of the House.
(c) Uncle Sam.
(d) Uncle Dick.

3. Why is LBJ frustrated working in the House?
(a) There is no face-to-face work.
(b) All communications are face-to-face.
(c) He cannot move up politically.
(d) He does not have enough work to do.

4. How does the constitution originally state Senators are elected?
(a) Popular vote.
(b) By the President.
(c) By the House.
(d) By state legislatures.

5. How does LBJ's personality fit into the Senate?
(a) He is over eager.
(b) He acts like the other Senators.
(c) It is a major contrast.
(d) He is less confident than other Senators.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the years from 1891-1859 considered in the Senate?

2. When is LBJ sworn in as a Senator?

3. What do the desks of the Senate look like to an observer?

4. How old is Richard Bevard Russell Jr. when he wins a seat in the state house?

5. What is Senator Lyndon Baines Johnson's (LBJ) role in the Senate in 1957?

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