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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21 -24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What element of Sam Rayburn's personality was well known?
(a) His sense of humor.
(b) His compassion.
(c) His temper.
(d) His brooding.

2. For what physical quality are the Bunton men known?
(a) Bellowing laugh.
(b) Speech impediment.
(c) Long arms.
(d) Piercing gaze.

3. Which of the following was a character attribute of the Buntons?
(a) Meek temperament.
(b) Sullen demeanor.
(c) Retiring manners.
(d) Fiery temperament.

4. What was Sam Rayburn's physical build?
(a) Diminuitive.
(b) Short and stocky.
(c) Big and tall.
(d) Lean and lanky.

5. What was a key to surviving in the Texas Hill Country?
(a) Installing irrigation.
(b) Learning how to rotate crops.
(c) Building sod houses.
(d) Understanding the Comanche people.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lyndon was notorious for _____________.

2. The Johnsons were as ambitious as the Buntons but lacked ________________.

3. What did Lyndon's mother shy away from?

4. Where did Lyndon get his middle name--Baines?

5. What was the name of another political group that became popular during this time?

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