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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 Johnson in the hospital for a few days before his election as a United States Senator?
(a) Kidney Stones.
(b) High blood pressure.
(c) Broken leg.
(d) Heart attack.

2. How old was Johnson when he was first elected to Congress through a special six-week election?
(a) Twenty-five.
(b) Thirty-three.
(c) Forty.
(d) Twenty-nine.

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

4. Who was Cecil Evans?
(a) President of a college.
(b) Johnson's college roommate.
(c) Financial aid officer.
(d) Librarian at University of Texas.

5. What did Vice President John Marshall dream he was doing when he was chained to his desk in "The Vice-Presidency"?
(a) Meeting with his staff.
(b) Talking on the phone.
(c) Giving a speech.
(d) Signing letters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say Johnson relied on to persuade senators to support his objectives in "The Senate Leader"?

2. What job did Johnson take in Cotulla, Texas to help pay his college tuition?

3. How many Washington daily newspapers did Johnson read in 1931 on a daily basis?

4. How did Johnson get the job with the criminal lawyer in the mid-1920s?

5. What did Dean Acheson say about the passage of the Civil Rights Act in "The Senate Leader"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Sam Johnson think of his young son's hair?

2. Why did the relationship between Johnson and Carol Davis fail?

3. How did Johnson conduct his campaign for Democratic nomination for president in 1960?

4. What story of his grandmother did his grandfather often tell Johnson?

5. What role did Johnson take on with the National Youth Administration agency?

6. What competitive changes did Johnson bring to the Mexican-American school he taught at in Cotulla?

7. How did Johnson learn as much as he could about Congress when he first arrived as a Legislative Secretary?

8. As Majority Leader, why did Johnson dislike press conferences?

9. When Johnson was Senate Majority Leader, what was his style of leadership?

10. Describe Johnson's relationship with his mother, Rebekah.

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