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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What organization did Mrs. Roosevelt help to establish for the "lost generation"?
(a) The National Endowment for the Arts.
(b) The National Youth Administration.
(c) The Social Security Administration.
(d) The New Deal.

2. It was widely understood that Lyndon had no ______________ of his own.
(a) property.
(b) money.
(c) constitutents.
(d) opinions.

3. By 1940 it had been observed that whoever _____________________ usually wins the election.
(a) has a higher profile.
(b) is the underdog.
(c) has a clean personal record.
(d) spends more money.

4. Who did the woman in #136 invite to Longlea as house guests to prove a point?
(a) Migrant workers.
(b) Refugee European Jews.
(c) Ranchers.
(d) CCC workers.

5. What was Lyndon's first main task while working for Congressman Klerberg?
(a) Writing news releases.
(b) Scheduling constituent meetings.
(c) Handling the mail.
(d) Making travel arrangements.

6. In what business did the person in #133 work?
(a) Mining.
(b) Newspaper.
(c) Oil.
(d) Education.

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

8. How did Lyndon come to be known?
(a) Slim.
(b) LBJ.
(c) Tex.
(d) L.B. Johnson.

9. What position did Sam Rayburn hold in Washington?
(a) Attorney General.
(b) Treasury Secretary.
(c) Vice President.
(d) Speaker of the House.

10. What was the age range of those in the "lost generation"?
(a) 16-35.
(b) 21-30.
(c) 18-25.
(d) 65-100.

11. Lyndon was always working to __________________.
(a) improve environmental protection efforts.
(b) secure deals with bankers.
(c) lay groundwork for future interactions.
(d) further the cause of poor people.

12. What did the woman in #136 believe about Lyndon?
(a) He would leave his wife for her.
(b) He would run for President one day.
(c) He was interested in helping others.
(d) He was full of bull.

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

14. What utility is the topic in Chapter 27, "The Sad Irons"?
(a) Oil.
(b) Water.
(c) Electricity.
(d) Gas.

15. To Lyndon, knowing important people meant those having money or _______________ or both.
(a) property.
(b) good ancestors.
(c) political clout.
(d) big houses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position did Lyndon accept in 1940?

2. What element of Sam Rayburn's personality was well known?

3. Lyndon's political career was a result of ____________________.

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

5. Why was Sam Rayburn's support important for Lyndon?

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