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

Robert Caro
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 125 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

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

Robert Caro
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What nationality of students did Lyndon teach?
(a) Irish.
(b) Mexican.
(c) English.
(d) German.

2. Sam Johnson's political interest supported _____________.
(a) farmers.
(b) railroads.
(c) fishermen.
(d) bankers.

3. What is one notable thing about the person in #13?
(a) He was an Indian fighter.
(b) He was President of the U.S.
(c) He was a famous artist.
(d) He was a great scientist.

4. At what type of job did Lyndon earn a good living?
(a) Mining.
(b) Ranching.
(c) Farming.
(d) Teaching.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was rare about Lyndon's mother living in the 19th century?

2. How long after the animals in #20 were brought to the Texas Hill Country did the landscape deteriorate?

3. Lyndon's interest in the area in #55 was attributed to ______________.

4. What dynamic occurs in the Sam Johnson household?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was John Wheeler Bunton and for what was he famous?

2. In the Introduction, what does the author say about Lyndon Johnson's professional relationship with a man who could change his financial future?

3. What were some of Lyndon's characteristics when he began interacting in the working world?

4. What were the personality characteristics of the Buntons?

5. What were two major impediments to young people getting an education in Texas?

6. What was Lyndon's formal name and for whom was he named?

7. What is the significance of the title of Chapter 9--The Rich Man's Daughter?

8. What was the agenda of the People's Party?

9. What noticeable trait of Sam's did little Lyndon pick up during the time of the family's setback?

10. What was the nature of Lyndon's father, Sam's, political leanings?

(see the answer keys)

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