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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What government program did Lyndon not embrace fully?
(a) Women's Right to Vote.
(b) The New Deal.
(c) Minimum Wage Laws.
(d) Civil Rights.

2. A criticism of Lyndon emerged in that he lacked ______________.
(a) education.
(b) empathy.
(c) morals.
(d) sincerity.

3. What position did Lyndon accept in 1940?
(a) Vice President of the U.S.
(b) Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(c) Lieutenant Commander of the U.S. Navy.
(d) Governor of Texas.

4. How many aides did Lyndon have while working for Congressman Klerberg?
(a) 5.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

5. The woman in #136 was said to have been a/an ___________ princess.
(a) Viking.
(b) English.
(c) French.
(d) German.

6. The dam built in the Hill Country of Texas was built to control flooding along what river?
(a) The Red Rocks River.
(b) The Monongahela River.
(c) The Colorado River.
(d) The Rio Grande River.

7. People came to realize that Sam Rayburn was _________________.
(a) not for sale.
(b) a coward.
(c) a liar.
(d) uneducated.

8. What was the tone of the letters Lyndon wrote during his time on the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee?
(a) Apologetic.
(b) Overbearing.
(c) Forceful.
(d) Humility.

9. In what year did Lyndon win his first Congressional seat?
(a) 1937.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1963.

10. Lyndon's Congressional campaign intentionally appealed to __________________.
(a) the poor.
(b) bankers.
(c) ranchers.
(d) oil companies.

11. Who was the other important figure in the building of the dam?
(a) Edward Smith.
(b) Alvin Wirtz.
(c) Terence Moore.
(d) William Seward.

12. From which region of Texas did Lyndon garner the most support?
(a) Texas Hill Country.
(b) Dallas Metropolitan Area.
(c) Padre Island.
(d) The Texas Panhandle.

13. What did FDR refuse to do with the items that Lyndon sent?
(a) Archive them.
(b) Sign them.
(c) Display them.
(d) Read them.

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

15. Lyndon made progress by befriending people with offices in the White House and _________________.
(a) the New Deal office.
(b) the Texas legislature.
(c) the Texas governor's office.
(d) Capitol Hill.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the first name of the dam in #117?

2. Which Senior Senator from Texas died, freeing up a seat Lyndon coveted?

3. What was the predominant crop in the Texas Hill Country?

4. Lyndon had an incredible ability to charm ___________________.

5. How did Lyndon's physical appearance change in the years between 1937 and 1941?

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