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

2. Lyndon's political career was a result of ____________________.
(a) being in the right place at the right time.
(b) great fundraising.
(c) relentless striving.
(d) constituent loyalty.

3. At what age did Lyndon's father, Sam, die?
(a) 75.
(b) 90.
(c) 60.
(d) 83.

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

5. For how many years had the person in #169 held the Senate seat?
(a) 33 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 41 years.
(d) 27 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Lyndon win his first Congressional seat?

2. How could Sam Rayburn's personality best be described?

3. What role did Lyndon fill for Congressman Klerberg?

4. What position did Sam Rayburn hold in Washington?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What undertaking did Lyndon initiate to show appreciation while serving on the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee?

4. Who were Cactus Jack and Sam Rayburn and why could Lyndon make them bristle?

5. Whose death cleared an opening for Lyndon?

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

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

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

9. How did Lyndon leverage his position as Congressman Klerberg's secretary?

10. What campaign promise was Lyndon forced to uphold?

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