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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did seventeen Senators vote against Johnson for in 1961?
(a) Senate Majority Leader.
(b) Chairman of NASA.
(c) Chairman of Equal Employment Opportunity.
(d) Chairman of the Democratic Conference.

2. How did Johnson prefer campaigning in the 1960s Democratic presidential primary?
(a) Negotiating with senators for state delegate votes.
(b) Public speeches in the nation's cities.
(c) Town hall meetings across the country.
(d) Traveling the country.

3. How is Sam Johnson described?
(a) Thin.
(b) Sickly.
(c) Big and burly.
(d) Small.

4. What executive office fills the role of President of the Senate?
(a) Vice President.
(b) Secretary of State.
(c) President.
(d) Attorney General.

5. Who was James Connally?
(a) Johnson's friend and campaign manager.
(b) Senator.
(c) Primary opponent.
(d) Supreme Court Justice.

6. Who was Johnson visiting on the July Fourth weekend when he got sick in 1955?
(a) Harry Bryd.
(b) George and Herman Brown.
(c) Richard Russell.
(d) Hubert Humphrey.

7. What did Johnson's public statement about the 84th Congress express when he returned from his three-month convalescence?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Frustration.
(c) Anger.
(d) Pride.

8. What did Dean Acheson say about the passage of the Civil Rights Act in "The Senate Leader"?
(a) Great work for Johnson.
(b) Among the greatest achievements since the war.
(c) The Act was not enough.
(d) A surprise.

9. How many children did his mother still have at home when Johnson went off to college?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

10. What nickname did Johnson get after winning the Senate seat?
(a) Liar Lyndon.
(b) Landslide Lyndon.
(c) Jubiliant Johnson.
(d) Lickety-split Lyndon.

11. How long did Johnson have to stay in the hospital after he got sick in 1955?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Three days.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Twenty weeks.

12. What was Johnson referring to when he said "Power is where power goes" in "The Vice-Presidency"?
(a) Big Ten colleges.
(b) Accepting the vice-presidency.
(c) Civil Rights Act.
(d) State Rights.

13. What branch of the military did Johnson enlist in after the attack at Pearl Harbor?
(a) Army.
(b) Navy.
(c) Marines.
(d) Air Force.

14. What did Johnson admire about Humphrey?
(a) Liberal talkativeness.
(b) His Minnesota roots.
(c) Sincerity and compassion.
(d) His ability to "melt" under Johnson's influence.

15. What city did Johnson travel to in order to talk with Richard Kleberg?
(a) Corpus Christi.
(b) Austin.
(c) Fredericksburg.
(d) San Marcos.

Short Answer Questions

1. What grade did Johnson give himself as a Vice President?

2. What political party did Sam Ealy Johnson join that had a presidential candidate in 1892?

3. What state did the New York Times writer William S. White come from?

4. What kind of job did Johnson take between working for a lawyer and going to college in 1927?

5. What appointment did Johnson receive having to do with the National Youth Administration?

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