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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who was President when Johnson was Senate Majority Leader?
(a) Eisenhower.
(b) Kennedy.
(c) Truman.
(d) Roosevelt.
2. What city did Johnson travel to in order to talk with Richard Kleberg?
(a) Corpus Christi.
(b) Austin.
(c) San Marcos.
(d) Fredericksburg.
3. Where was Lyndon Johnson born?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) Stonewall, Texas.
(c) Atlanta, Georgia.
(d) Boston, Massachusetts.
4. Who did Johnson run against in the 1960s Democratic presidential primary?
(a) Nixon.
(b) Kennedy.
(c) Humphrey.
(d) Stevenson.
5. What appointment did Johnson receive having to do with the National Youth Administration?
(a) Texas Director.
(b) Fundraiser.
(c) Secretary.
(d) Treasurer.
6. What grade did Johnson give his Vice President?
(a) D.
(b) F.
(c) A or A plus.
(d) B+.
7. What was the performance that took place in the White House in Spring, 1962 that was the first of its kind?
(a) Jazz performance.
(b) Ballet.
(c) Chamber music.
(d) Opera.
8. What was Johnson haunted by during his three-month convalescence at home in 1955?
(a) Childhood fear of paralysis.
(b) His mother's health.
(c) His grandfather's expectations.
(d) His father's death.
9. What student organization was Johnson elected to be a member of in college?
(a) Drama Club.
(b) Elite Athletes Club.
(c) Glee Club.
(d) College newspaper.
10. What phrase does the author use to describe how Lady Bird escaped mentally when she needed a break from Johnson?
(a) Escaped to dreamland.
(b) Mental vacation.
(c) Psychic leave.
(d) Mental lapse.
11. What kind of food did Johnson discover that John Kennedy loved and then stocked his plane with it?
(a) Salad.
(b) Cookies.
(c) Roast beef.
(d) Soups.
12. What school was Johnson teaching in when he received a call from Richard Kleberg?
(a) Fredericksburg High.
(b) San Marcos Elementary.
(c) Austin Junior High.
(d) Sam Houston High.
13. On whose behalf did Johnson speak at a political gathering in Henley, Texas?
(a) Al Smith.
(b) Pat Neff.
(c) Sam Johnson.
(d) Willy Hopkins.
14. How is Sam Johnson described?
(a) Big and burly.
(b) Sickly.
(c) Thin.
(d) Small.
15. Who said "The American people are tired of wrecking crews. They want builders--people who construct" when referring to the 1960s presidential campaign in "The Senate Leader"?
(a) Adlai Stevenson.
(b) Robert Kennedy.
(c) John Kennedy.
(d) Lyndon Johnson.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many votes did Johnson win his Senate seat by?
2. What kind of job did Johnson take between working for a lawyer and going to college in 1927?
3. What event did Johnson attend in Houston in June, 1928?
4. What did Dean Acheson say about the passage of the Civil Rights Act in "The Senate Leader"?
5. How old was Lady Bird when her mother died?
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