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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. Who was the U.S. President famous for Fireside Chats?
(a) Calvin Coolidge.
(b) Herbert Hoover.
(c) Theodore Roosevelt.
(d) Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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

3. Lyndon had an incredible ability to charm ___________________.
(a) powerful older men.
(b) his wife.
(c) little girls.
(d) little old ladies.

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

5. Which company was the principal source of funds for Lyndon's run for Congress in 1941 and violated IRS contribution rules?
(a) Brown & Root.
(b) Cisco.
(c) IBM.
(d) General Electric.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the assistant that Lyndon gets appointed to a permanent position in a statewide agency?

2. Who was Franklin Roosevelt's wife?

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

4. What district in Texas did Lyndon represent?

5. Whose support did Lyndon garner with his association with this project?

Short Essay Questions

1. Even though the New Deal helped people in the Texas Hill Country, they still had problems. Name two examples of the challenges faced by people in this time.

2. What particular ability did Lyndon have when it came to charming people?

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

4. Whose death cleared an opening for Lyndon?

5. What was the purpose for the building of the Buchanan Dam?

6. What campaign promise was Lyndon forced to uphold?

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

8. How did Lyndon make further career inroads by establishing friendships with people in Washington?

9. What was Lyndon's position on FDR's New Deal?

10. Who was Charles Marsh and what was Lyndon's professional relationship with him?

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