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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Rebekah Baines pride herself on?
(a) Her managerial style.
(b) Commitment to education and civillity.
(c) Her hard work.
(d) Her artwork.

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

3. What department did Professor Harry Greene work in at the college Johnson went to?
(a) Government Department.
(b) English Department.
(c) Science Department.
(d) Business Department.

4. Who was President in 1931?
(a) Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
(b) Harry Truman.
(c) Grover Cleveland.
(d) Herbert Hoover.

5. What subcommittee began investigations on the space exploration program in 1957?
(a) Subcommittee on Preparedness.
(b) Advisory Board.
(c) Presidential Committee on Aerospace Programs.
(d) Finance Subcommittee.

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

7. Where did Johnson go in a Model-T after graduating high school?
(a) New York City.
(b) California.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Wisconsin.

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

9. Who was Carol Davis?
(a) House mother to Johnson's fraternity.
(b) Secretary for the college dean.
(c) Johnson's first real girlfriend.
(d) Johnson's mother's friend.

10. What country launched Sputnik?
(a) United States.
(b) United Kingdom.
(c) Soviet Union.
(d) France.

11. What is the name of the caucus that Johnson declined to be part of in the Senate?
(a) Democratic Caucus.
(b) Young Legislators Caucus.
(c) Harvard Caucus.
(d) Southern Caucus.

12. In "The Senate Leader," what did Johnson fear if the Civil Rights Act did not pass the Senate?
(a) That everything he had created would come undone.
(b) The President's wrath.
(c) The Republican's reforms.
(d) Kennedy's new legislation.

13. Why did Johnson decide to become a politician?
(a) To make money.
(b) For fame.
(c) To gain his parents' admiration.
(d) He didn't know what else to do.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Robert Baker?

2. Where did Johnson meet Claudia "Lady Bird" Taylor?

3. What year did a United States Senate seat open in Texas that Johnson ultimately won?

4. What role was Johnson elected to in the Little Congress?

5. What word did Johnson's mother often scrawl on the outside of letters to her son?

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