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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 intent of the letters Lyndon wrote during his time on the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee?
(a) Show appreciation.
(b) Raise funds.
(c) Ask for votes.
(d) Support the President.

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

3. Why was Sam Rayburn's support important for Lyndon?
(a) He was Lyndon's mentor.
(b) He needed the financial backing.
(c) He was the most powerful man in Washington.
(d) Sam knew the North Texas region.

4. Lyndon's first year at his post with Congressman Klerberg was which Congress?
(a) 72nd.
(b) 39th.
(c) 50th.
(d) 100th.

5. Who were the members of the "lost generation"?
(a) Young adults who left school but had no jobs to go to.
(b) The men returning from World War I.
(c) Poets and artists who lived off benefactors.
(d) The children of The New Deal.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what woman did Lyndon become infatuated during this period?

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

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

4. Who won the Senate seat coveted by Lyndon?

5. How did Lyndon make political inroads due to an untimely death of a colleague?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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.

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