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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 unpopular job does LBJ volunteer for within the Senate?
(a) Majority Leader.
(b) Assistant Leader.
(c) Secretary.
(d) Minority Leader.

2. What assignment does Magnuson want more than Foreign Affairs?
(a) Education.
(b) Security.
(c) Agriculture.
(d) Appropriations.

3. Who is expected to be the Republican Presidential candidate in 1952?
(a) Truman.
(b) Russell.
(c) LBJ.
(d) MacArthur.

4. When is General Douglas MacArthur relieved from his command in Korea?
(a) June 1951.
(b) March 1950.
(c) May 1949.
(d) April 1951.

5. What does LBJ insist on knowing before moving on any piece of legislation?
(a) The author.
(b) The roll call for the day of the vote.
(c) That he has the votes.
(d) The details of the legislation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What leads to the decline of the Senate's effectiveness and prestige?

2. Where does LBJ corner many Senators when he wants their vote?

3. How do the Southern Senators view Humphrey when he first arrives in the Senate?

4. How does LBJ respond to his medications?

5. What is LBJ's job as the Majority Whip considered?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is LBJ's big picture view of the Senate?

2. Why do some think Olds is a communist?

3. How does LBJ's relationship with Lady Bird change after his heart attack in 1955?

4. Why does the Senate turn against McCarthy?

5. What is LBJ relationship with his other family members like?

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

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

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

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

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

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