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

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

3. What was the name of Charles Marsh's country estate?
(a) The Marshlands.
(b) Longlea.
(c) Green Acres.
(d) Meadow Birch.

4. What government program did Lyndon not embrace fully?
(a) The New Deal.
(b) Minimum Wage Laws.
(c) Women's Right to Vote.
(d) Civil Rights.

5. In what year did Lyndon win his first Congressional seat?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1937.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the age range of those in the "lost generation"?

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

3. Who did the people think should replace the person in #121?

4. What was a decent middle class salary in the 1940s?

5. How many aides did Lyndon have while working for Congressman Klerberg?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Longlea and who presided over the estate?

3. How was Lyndon able to leverage his influence in the NYA?

4. Why was Lyndon perceived as being insincere?

5. How did Lyndon get elected to Congress with only three percent of the votes?

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

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

8. For what was Sam Rayburn best know among his colleagues and constituents?

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

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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