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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 was the age range of those in the "lost generation"?
(a) 16-35.
(b) 65-100.
(c) 18-25.
(d) 21-30.

2. Who was Franklin Roosevelt's wife?
(a) Jane.
(b) Eleanor.
(c) Sara.
(d) Tillie.

3. What was Lyndon's first main task while working for Congressman Klerberg?
(a) Making travel arrangements.
(b) Scheduling constituent meetings.
(c) Handling the mail.
(d) Writing news releases.

4. What was the pace of the lifestyle on Capitol Hill?
(a) Measured.
(b) Leisurely.
(c) Robust.
(d) Frantic.

5. With what project did Lyndon align himself to gain some publicity?
(a) Civil Rights Law.
(b) Minimum Wage Law.
(c) The dam project.
(d) The Vietnam War.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many years had the person in #169 held the Senate seat?

2. Who were the members of the "lost generation"?

3. The woman in #136 was said to have been a/an ___________ princess.

4. With what statewide agency was the person in #145 associated?

5. Whose needs did Lyndon always serve first?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Lyndon get elected to Congress with only three percent of the votes?

2. How did Lyndon leverage his position as Congressman Klerberg's secretary?

3. What particular ability did Lyndon have when it came to charming people?

4. What was the Little Congress and how did Lyndon revive it?

5. What campaign promise was Lyndon forced to uphold?

6. How did the Buchanan Dam project help Lyndon gain needed publicity?

7. How did FDR help to save Lyndon's political career regarding some inappropriate campaign funds issues?

8. What were some of Sam Rayburn's physical and personality traits?

9. What was Longlea and who presided over the estate?

10. For what was Sam Rayburn best know among his colleagues and constituents?

(see the answer keys)

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