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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What element was a great moneymaker for Texas in the first part of the 20th century?
(a) Cattle.
(b) Sulphur.
(c) Oil.
(d) Coal.

2. The Johnsons were as ambitious as the Buntons but lacked ________________.
(a) pragmitism.
(b) financing.
(c) friends.
(d) manners.

3. Who was offering Lyndon the opportunity for a secure financial future?
(a) An employer.
(b) An older man.
(c) A professor.
(d) His mother.

4. Who was a lobbyist for the mine owners?
(a) James McCall.
(b) Roy Miller.
(c) Roger Bush.
(d) Spencer Baines.

5. What was Sam Johnson if favor of raising taxes on?
(a) Copper mines.
(b) Diamond mines.
(c) Coal mines.
(d) Sulphur mines.

6. What lessons did Lyndon's mother teach to other people?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Canning.
(c) Elocution.
(d) Sewing.

7. According to the author, ambition and big ideas can lead to ________________.
(a) greed.
(b) ruin.
(c) success.
(d) fame.

8. What field had Texas not permitted in its medical association until Sam Johnson fought for it?
(a) Physical Therapy.
(b) Chiropractic.
(c) Dentistry.
(d) Optometry.

9. What was the context of the laws in #69?
(a) Equal rights for all people.
(b) Minimum wages for all workers.
(c) Voting rights for women.
(d) The advertising and sales of oil.

10. Where did Lyndon get his middle name--Baines?
(a) It was Sam's best friend's name.
(b) It was Rebekah's maiden name.
(c) It was Rebekah's father's name.
(d) It was Sam's father's name.

11. What was the profession of the Bunton Johnsons?
(a) Ranchers.
(b) Educators.
(c) Bankers.
(d) Farmers.

12. To what job was Lyndon promoted?
(a) Hospital Administrator.
(b) Principal.
(c) Civil Engineer.
(d) Vice President of Finance.

13. What wrecked the terrain of the Texas Hill Country?
(a) Grazing animals.
(b) Blizzards.
(c) Locusts.
(d) Droughts.

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

15. What shone through the ruined landscape of the Texas Hill Country?
(a) Gold.
(b) Granite.
(c) Limestone.
(d) Diamonds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What characteristic of Lyndon's was the author ignorant of before writing this book?

2. What did Rebekah refuse to do one day until Lyndon was named?

3. What was the name of the political group that emerged in the Texas Hill Country?

4. What was Lyndon's demeanor toward those beneath him?

5. Sam Johnson's political interest supported _____________.

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