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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. When Johnson was working for a lawyer in 1926, where did he decide to go?
(a) Michigan.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Home to Texas.
(d) Washington, D.D.

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

3. What full-time job did Johnson take with a criminal lawyer in the mid-1920s?
(a) Head researcher.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Office manager.
(d) Clerk.

4. On whose behalf did Johnson speak at a political gathering in Henley, Texas?
(a) Willy Hopkins.
(b) Pat Neff.
(c) Al Smith.
(d) Sam Johnson.

5. What job did Johnson take with Richard Kleberg?
(a) Legislative Secretary.
(b) Valet.
(c) Intern.
(d) Researcher.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Johnson was fifteen, what did he dream he was enclosed in?

3. What secret group did Johnson form while in his freshman year at college?

4. What time did the train leave that Johnson was on at the end of "Education and the Dream of Success"?

5. Where was the college located where Johnson went in 1927?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Johnson's courtship of Lady Bird.

2. What did Johnson find fascinating about his paternal grandfather?

3. What were the Black Stars at San Marcos College?

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

5. What did Johnson's critics have to say about the power he held in the Senate?

6. Why was Johnson uncertain about running for the office of US Senator?

7. How did Johnson thwart the political power of the Black Stars?

8. As a young Senator, why did Johnson want the position of Democratic Party Whip?

9. What kind of relationship did Johnson have with his staff while he was in the Senate?

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

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