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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 role was Johnson elected to in the Little Congress?
(a) Researcher.
(b) Gopher.
(c) Taking the minutes of each meeting.
(d) Speaker.

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

3. What does the author write in "The Vice-Presidency" about Johnson's energy when he went on foreign trips as a Vice President?
(a) His energy was depleted.
(b) His energy gathered force.
(c) He became quiet and relaxed.
(d) He felt too tired.

4. Where was Lyndon Johnson born?
(a) Stonewall, Texas.
(b) Atlanta, Georgia.
(c) Boston, Massachusetts.
(d) Washington, D.C.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Johnson haunted by during his three-month convalescence at home in 1955?

2. What city was Hubert Humphrey mayor of?

3. How long was Johnson's train journey at the end of "Education and the Dream of Success"?

4. Who is Rebekah Baines?

5. Who helped Johnson prepare for his math entrance exams in his first semester in college?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Johnson work his way up to the job as special assistant at San Marcos College?

2. What was Johnson accused of after he won the Senate seat?

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

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

5. Why did Johnson choose not to join the Southern caucus when he was in the Senate?

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

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

8. Why was Johnson annoyed when the Democratic National Committee created an Advisory Committee in 1958?

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

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

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