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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color eyes did the Buntons have?
(a) Dark brown.
(b) Blue.
(c) Hazel.
(d) Green.

2. What was Lyndon's father's profession?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Salesman.
(c) Preacher.
(d) Rancher.

3. What was the name of another political group that became popular during this time?
(a) The Nationalists.
(b) The Whigs.
(c) The Alliance.
(d) The Tories.

4. Lyndon was adept at _______________.
(a) writing theme papers.
(b) playing football.
(c) adoring his superiors.
(d) tutoring other students.

5. In the ten years from 1837-1847, the population of the Texas Hill Country grew from 40,000 to _______________.
(a) 100,000.
(b) 50,000.
(c) 140,000.
(d) 200,000.

6. From what state did Lyndon come?
(a) New Mexico.
(b) Arizona.
(c) Montana.
(d) Texas.

7. Who was one of Sam and Eliza's children?
(a) Lyndon Johnson.
(b) Lyndon Johnson's mother.
(c) Lyndon Johnson's father.
(d) Tex Johnson.

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

9. What was the name of the political group in the South which did not follow the white-supremacist political route?
(a) The Libertarians.
(b) The Populists.
(c) The Independents.
(d) The Republicans.

10. What field had Texas not permitted in its medical association until Sam Johnson fought for it?
(a) Dentistry.
(b) Chiropractic.
(c) Optometry.
(d) Physical Therapy.

11. According to Chapter 6, who is "The Best Man I Ever Knew?"
(a) Andrew Baines.
(b) Lyndon Johnson.
(c) Sam Bunton.
(d) Sam Johnson.

12. What element was a great moneymaker for Texas in the first part of the 20th century?
(a) Coal.
(b) Oil.
(c) Sulphur.
(d) Cattle.

13. Lyndon was notorious for _____________.
(a) deceit.
(b) his humor.
(c) sailing skills.
(d) public speaking.

14. What was one of the reasons Lyndon was promoted to the position in #92?
(a) He asked for the job.
(b) He was a man.
(c) He was the only one who accepted.
(d) He went to Harvard.

15. How many children did Sam Ealy Johnson and Eliza Bunton Johnson have?
(a) 9.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a notable quirk of Lyndon's as a child?

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

3. How long after the animals in #20 were brought to the Texas Hill Country did the landscape deteriorate?

4. What was Lyndon's demeanor toward those superior to him?

5. Who did Sam Johnson fight for for entry into the organization in #67?

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