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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wins the 1956 nomination?
(a) Humphrey.
(b) Stevenson.
(c) Russell.
(d) LBJ.

2. What does Rayburn stall in order to help LBJ with the presidential nomination?
(a) H.R. 527.
(b) H.R. 627.
(c) H.R. 614.
(d) H.R. 329.

3. Who does LBJ recruit to help with his presidential nomination?
(a) Humphrey.
(b) Russell.
(c) Rowe.
(d) Smathers.

4. How many votes does LBJ have when he gets to the Democratic Convention in 1956?
(a) 46.
(b) 56.
(c) 100.
(d) 25.

5. What do reporters call LBJ's suite of offices?
(a) The oval office of the Senate.
(b) Taj Mahal.
(c) Golden doors.
(d) The epicenter.

6. What civil rights amendments outlaw slavery and guarantee the right to vote and due process?
(a) 1, 13, 19.
(b) 5, 9, 15.
(c) 13, 14, 15.
(d) 1, 5, 8.

7. What amendment does LBJ decide to hold fast to within the Civil Rights legislation?
(a) Part IV.
(b) Part V.
(c) Part VI.
(d) Part III.

8. Who defies the Supreme Court decision by blocking black students from Central High School?
(a) Olds.
(b) Proxmire.
(c) Eisenhower.
(d) Faubus.

9. Who is denied an American burial in 1945?
(a) An Chinese immigrant.
(b) An African American soldier.
(c) A poor white soldier.
(d) A Mexican American Private, Felix Longoria.

10. As fighting begins on the Senate floor, what does LBJ realize?
(a) He fails his party.
(b) He can exert his power.
(c) They must vote immediately.
(d) He is losing control.

11. How does the town of Corpus Christi feel about LBJ's actions to bring the soldier home?
(a) Honored.
(b) He is uplifting the town by his efforts.
(c) Devastated.
(d) He is bringing false publicity.

12. What type of school does LBJ teach at from 1928-1929?
(a) Upper-class rural.
(b) Inner-City Black.
(c) Mexican-American.
(d) Jewish.

13. Who does LBJ turn to for additional votes for his legislation?
(a) Northerners.
(b) Oilmen.
(c) North Westerners.
(d) Westerners.

14. Who suggests LBJ turn down the offer for Vice President?
(a) Truman.
(b) Russell.
(c) Rayburn.
(d) Eisenhower.

15. When LBJ returns to the Senate after Easter, what is he determined to do?
(a) Side fully with the liberals.
(b) Side fully with the south.
(c) Deny all Civil Rights legislation.
(d) Pass Civil Rights legislation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does LBJ know opposes change to the Civil Rights Bill?

2. What Senate rule does Proxmire attack?

3. How many African Americans are registered to vote in Bullock County, AL in 1954?

4. How is LBJ feeling at the end of the convention?

5. What does LBJ unleash by the end of chapter 37?

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