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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lyndon made progress by befriending people with offices in the White House and _________________.
(a) the New Deal office.
(b) the Texas governor's office.
(c) the Texas legislature.
(d) Capitol Hill.

2. Lyndon's work on the dam with ________________ solidified a political partnership.
(a) Bud Melville.
(b) Edward Stanton.
(c) Herman Brown.
(d) William Buckley.

3. Who was an important figure in the building of the dam?
(a) Tyler Moore.
(b) Donald Swenson.
(c) James Everman.
(d) Herman Brown.

4. What items did Lyndon send to FDR?
(a) Secret files.
(b) Books.
(c) Statues.
(d) Photographs.

5. What did the woman in #136 believe about Lyndon?
(a) He would run for President one day.
(b) He would leave his wife for her.
(c) He was interested in helping others.
(d) He was full of bull.

6. For how many years had the person in #169 held the Senate seat?
(a) 33 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 27 years.
(d) 41 years.

7. Who did the woman in #136 invite to Longlea as house guests to prove a point?
(a) CCC workers.
(b) Refugee European Jews.
(c) Ranchers.
(d) Migrant workers.

8. What was the first name of the dam in #117?
(a) Colorado Dam.
(b) Marshal Dam.
(c) Texas Hill Dam.
(d) Rio Dam.

9. The dam built in the Hill Country of Texas was built to control flooding along what river?
(a) The Monongahela River.
(b) The Red Rocks River.
(c) The Colorado River.
(d) The Rio Grande River.

10. What element of Sam Rayburn's personality was well known?
(a) His brooding.
(b) His compassion.
(c) His temper.
(d) His sense of humor.

11. What district in Texas did Lyndon represent?
(a) Twelfth.
(b) First.
(c) Fifth.
(d) Tenth.

12. What utility is the topic in Chapter 27, "The Sad Irons"?
(a) Water.
(b) Gas.
(c) Oil.
(d) Electricity.

13. Whose support did Lyndon garner with his association with this project?
(a) Buckley.
(b) Smithson.
(c) Wirth.
(d) Morton.

14. How did Lyndon show his appreciation to powerful officials during his work with the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee?
(a) Wrote letters.
(b) Sent telegrams.
(c) Hosted weekend trips.
(d) Hosted cocktail parties.

15. Who were the members of the "lost generation"?
(a) The children of The New Deal.
(b) Young adults who left school but had no jobs to go to.
(c) The men returning from World War I.
(d) Poets and artists who lived off benefactors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the intent of the letters Lyndon wrote during his time on the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee?

2. What had really helped the people in Lyndon's district by this time?

3. Who was the U.S. President famous for Fireside Chats?

4. How did Lyndon's physical appearance change in the years between 1937 and 1941?

5. What was a decent middle class salary in the 1940s?

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