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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Lyndon's physical appearance change in the years between 1937 and 1941?
(a) He lost a lot of weight.
(b) He went bald.
(c) He gained weight.
(d) He grew taller.

2. Who were the members of the "lost generation"?
(a) Young adults who left school but had no jobs to go to.
(b) The children of The New Deal.
(c) The men returning from World War I.
(d) Poets and artists who lived off benefactors.

3. Why was Sam Rayburn's support important for Lyndon?
(a) He needed the financial backing.
(b) Sam knew the North Texas region.
(c) He was Lyndon's mentor.
(d) He was the most powerful man in Washington.

4. Lyndon's work on the dam with ________________ solidified a political partnership.
(a) Edward Stanton.
(b) William Buckley.
(c) Bud Melville.
(d) Herman Brown.

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

6. With what statewide agency was the person in #145 associated?
(a) National Youth Administration.
(b) Civilian Conservation Corps.
(c) American Red Cross.
(d) Social Security Administration.

7. What organization within the government did Lyndon revitalize?
(a) Social Security Administration.
(b) Little Congress.
(c) The New Deal.
(d) The House of Representatives.

8. On what committee did Lyndon get a position?
(a) Environmental Protection Committee.
(b) Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
(c) New Deal Committee.
(d) The Committee for Veterans of Foreign Wars.

9. What was the name of Charles Marsh's country estate?
(a) Green Acres.
(b) Meadow Birch.
(c) Longlea.
(d) The Marshlands.

10. The topic of Chapter 32 is _______________.
(a) fundraising.
(b) environmental issues.
(c) spies.
(d) scandals.

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

12. Whose needs did Lyndon always serve first?
(a) His family.
(b) His campaign staff.
(c) The disenfranchised.
(d) The important people.

13. What items did Lyndon send to FDR?
(a) Photographs.
(b) Secret files.
(c) Statues.
(d) Books.

14. What was John Nance Garner's nickname?
(a) Speedy Gonzalez.
(b) Cactus Jack.
(c) Texas Two-Timer.
(d) Pecos Pete.

15. What environmental issue did Lyndon focus on in his Congressional run?
(a) Marine life.
(b) Flood walls.
(c) The forks of creeks.
(d) The ozone layer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had really helped the people in Lyndon's district by this time?

2. Lyndon's first year at his post with Congressman Klerberg was which Congress?

3. Who won the Senate seat coveted by Lyndon?

4. What was the pace of the lifestyle on Capitol Hill?

5. The woman in #136 was said to have been a/an ___________ princess.

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