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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 percentage of his district voted for Lyndon in the Congressional election?
(a) 3.
(b) 76.
(c) 10
(d) 89.

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

3. How did Lyndon get to meet FDR?
(a) By heading up the Democratic National Convention.
(b) By being on the Committee to Re-Elect the President.
(c) By sending a complimentary letter.
(d) By sponsoring New Deal initiatives.

4. Who won the Senate seat coveted by Lyndon?
(a) Frederick Clark.
(b) Willie Starks.
(c) "Pappy" O'Daniel.
(d) Albert Hall.

5. Who especially hated FDR in Texas?
(a) Some industry leaders.
(b) Farmers.
(c) Working men.
(d) Bankers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was known for being a masterful fundraiser?

2. Which business group wanted tax benefits and protection from regulation?

3. To Lyndon, knowing important people meant those having money or _______________ or both.

4. Who was the older man who was especially vulnerable to Lyndon's charming ways?

5. What organization did Mrs. Roosevelt help to establish for the "lost generation"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Lyndon court important people to help him politically?

2. What campaign promise was Lyndon forced to uphold?

3. How did FDR help to save Lyndon's political career regarding some inappropriate campaign funds issues?

4. Why was Lyndon perceived as being insincere?

5. What was the Little Congress and how did Lyndon revive it?

6. What were some of Sam Rayburn's physical and personality traits?

7. Although Lyndon wrote letters in the DCCC trying to show humility, what was the underlying purpose of the missives?

8. What problem did Lyndon face when he wanted to assume the Senate seat of the deceased Texas Senarot, Morris Sheppard?

9. Why was handling the mail such an important task for Lyndon while serving as Klerberg's secretary?

10. Who was the "lost generation" and how did Eleanor Roosevelt champion their cause?

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