The Path to Power Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Robert Caro
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The Path to Power Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many of Sam and Eliza's children were boys?
(a) 7.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

2. What quality of his father's did Lyndon imitate?
(a) Money management skills.
(b) Public speaking skills.
(c) Joke-telling skills.
(d) Leadership skills.

3. When was the organization in #25 established?
(a) The mid 1800s.
(b) The mid 1900s.
(c) The early 20th century.
(d) The late 19th century.

4. What were the hills made of in the area in #10?
(a) Granite.
(b) Limestone.
(c) Loam.
(d) Clay.

5. The Buntons were known for _____________.
(a) big thinking.
(b) stinginess.
(c) lewd behavior.
(d) being greedy.

6. Why had neither the Spanish nor the Mexicans tried to tame the Texas Hill Country?
(a) It was too hilly.
(b) It was too beautiful to tame.
(c) It was very resistant.
(d) It was desert.

7. What organization did the Buntons establish?
(a) The Ku Klux Klan.
(b) The American Red Cross.
(c) Philosophical Society of Texas.
(d) The John Birch Society.

8. What animals did the Johnson Buntons bring to the Texas Hill Country?
(a) Horses.
(b) Pigs.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Cattle.

9. According to Chapter 6, who is "The Best Man I Ever Knew?"
(a) Sam Bunton.
(b) Andrew Baines.
(c) Sam Johnson.
(d) Lyndon Johnson.

10. What did Rebekah refuse to do one day until Lyndon was named?
(a) Get out of bed.
(b) Make breakfast.
(c) Get dressed.
(d) Take a bath.

11. Where is Sam Johnson working in Chapter 6?
(a) The Texas legislature.
(b) A local bank.
(c) The railroad.
(d) An oil company.

12. From whom did Lyndon get his first name?
(a) His mother's brother.
(b) A lawyer friend of his father's.
(c) His father's great grandfather.
(d) His mother's father.

13. To which political party did Lyndon's father belong?
(a) The Democratic Party.
(b) The Independent Party.
(c) The People's Party.
(d) The Republican Party.

14. Who did Sam Johnson fight for for entry into the organization in #67?
(a) Anesthesiologists.
(b) Nurses.
(c) Optometrists.
(d) Chiropractors.

15. What happened when the Texas Hill Country was destroyed?
(a) The sun scorched the clay.
(b) The grass grew tall.
(c) The hills washed away.
(d) The locusts ate everything.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color eyes did the Buntons have?

2. What was the grassy part of the state in #10 called?

3. What was the context of the laws in #69?

4. What element was a great moneymaker for Texas in the first part of the 20th century?

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

(see the answer keys)

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