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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. How do the Southern Senators view Humphrey when he first arrives in the Senate?
(a) A child.
(b) A force to be reckoned with.
(c) A colleague.
(d) A civil rights foe.

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

3. How are LBJ's children being raised?
(a) They grow up fast.
(b) With love.
(c) By committee.
(d) In a nurturing home.

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

5. How much does LBJ pay for his old house?
(a) $50,000.00.
(b) $45,000.00.
(c) $10,000.00.
(d) $20,000.00.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is expected to be the Republican Presidential candidate in 1952?

2. How does LBJ live his life?

3. What committee is LBJ offered upon entering the Senate?

4. According to Newsweek, how many bills are passed one day in four hours, and 43 minutes?

5. When does Olds join the American Labor Party?

Short Essay Questions

1. When LBJ sends investigators in to the Air Force base, what do they find compared to what LBJ reports to the public?

2. Why do some think Olds is a communist?

3. How is LBJ described when he is a Senator?

4. What is the press' reaction to LBJ attitude after his recovery from the heart attack in 1955?

5. Why do the Democrats take control of Congress in 1932?

6. After the Olds trial, what does LBJ say about Olds in a speech given regarding the trial?

7. How is LBJ able to expand nine and reduce four committees to his favor?

8. How is the Senate Supreme described in chapter 15?

9. How does LBJ take, literally, a hands on approach to gaining support and votes?

10. What is the greatest benefit of LBJ initiating Olds destruction?

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