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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does LBJ often treat his wife?
(a) He praises her.
(b) He beats her.
(c) He honors her.
(d) He humiliates her.

2. Why does McCarthy leave the Senate?
(a) He gets sick.
(b) He is impeached.
(c) He dies.
(d) He is not re-elected.

3. What election does Richard Bevard Russell Jr. win in 1930?
(a) Senate.
(b) Governor of Georgia.
(c) Mayor.
(d) Vice President.

4. How does LBJ get to the hospital in 1955 after he suffers a massive heart attack?
(a) An ambluance.
(b) A hearse.
(c) A friend drives.
(d) He drives himself.

5. What is required to override a Senator's right to extend discussion on a proposed bill?
(a) Two thirds vote.
(b) Unanimous consent.
(c) Presidental order.
(d) Seniority.

6. When does McCarthy leave the Senate?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1955.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1957.

7. How old is Richard Bevard Russell Jr. when he wins a seat in the state house?
(a) 56 years.
(b) 41 years.
(c) 34 years.
(d) 23 years.

8. What is the attitude of the Democratic party after LBJ heart attack?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Unsupportive.
(c) Impatient.
(d) Supportive.

9. Whose influence does Olds state lead him to become less radical?
(a) FDR.
(b) LBJ.
(c) Truman.
(d) Wilson.

10. Who heads the Dixiecrat Party after Russell loses as Truman's replacement?
(a) McFarland.
(b) Strom Thurmond.
(c) LBJ.
(d) Hubert Humphrey.

11. What does LBJ say about opposing Eisenhower's Foreign policy?
(a) It boosts a Senator's career.
(b) It is American.
(c) It is shameful.
(d) It is suicide.

12. How many liberal Democrats defend Olds during his trial?
(a) Zero.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

13. What does Richard Bevard Russell Jr. become known as after his father's death?
(a) Uncle Sam.
(b) Head of the House.
(c) Uncle Dick.
(d) Grandfather Dick.

14. What is the result of Olds' trial?
(a) He is jailed for treason.
(b) He loses his job.
(c) He gains power in the Senate.
(d) He goes bankrupt.

15. What Senate Rule limits debate based on unanimous consent agreement?
(a) Senate Rule 9.
(b) Senate Rule 11.
(c) Senate Rule 14.
(d) Senate Rule 21.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does LBJ do to accommodate his many guests during his recovery on the ranch?

2. Why is LBJ frustrated working in the House?

3. What group is LBJ named director of at age 26?

4. What is LBJ's long term political goal?

5. When is General Douglas MacArthur relieved from his command in Korea?

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