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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does LBJ say about opposing Eisenhower's Foreign policy?
(a) It is shameful.
(b) It is American.
(c) It is suicide.
(d) It boosts a Senator's career.

2. What unpopular job does LBJ volunteer for within the Senate?
(a) Majority Leader.
(b) Minority Leader.
(c) Assistant Leader.
(d) Secretary.

3. What does LBJ's brother, Sam, do to help his situation in terms of his career?
(a) He oversees LBJ's staff.
(b) He boasts that LBJ is ready and ambitious.
(c) He offers to take on LBJ's work.
(d) He lies about LBJ's condition.

4. Who heads the Senate?
(a) Vice President.
(b) Secretary.
(c) President.
(d) Speaker.

5. How are LBJ's children being raised?
(a) In a nurturing home.
(b) By committee.
(c) With love.
(d) They grow up fast.

Short Answer Questions

1. How close do the Democrats come to controlling the Senate in 1954?

2. What does Olds do after his time in politics?

3. What term refers to a body of laws proposed to enforce segregation?

4. According to Newsweek, how many bills are passed one day in four hours, and 43 minutes?

5. What Air Force base is rumored to have inadequate conditions in 1950?

Short Essay Questions

1. When LBJ sends investigators in to the Air Force base, what do they find compared to what LBJ reports to the public?

2. Why do some think Olds is a communist?

3. How does LBJ take, literally, a hands on approach to gaining support and votes?

4. Why does the Senate turn against McCarthy?

5. What is the results of Humphrey's speech on civil rights during chapter 19?

6. In addition to LBJ's demanding work schedule, what other factors cause his poor health?

7. How is LBJ described when he is a Senator?

8. What is the Senate responsible for?

9. Describe the two affairs LBJ has while in the Senate.

10. How does LBJ's relationship with Lady Bird change after his heart attack in 1955?

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