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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What percentage of his district voted for Lyndon in the Congressional election?

2. What was John Nance Garner's nickname?

3. What utility is the topic in Chapter 27, "The Sad Irons"?

4. With whom did politicians have to struggle as noted in Chapter 28, "I'll Get It for You"?

5. What was Lyndon's behavioral trait for which he was famous in government?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was meant by a "finagle" related to campaign fundraising?

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 Lyndon's position on FDR's New Deal?

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

7. How did the Buchanan Dam project help Lyndon gain needed publicity?

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

9. What was Lyndon's level of support of the New Deal after he got out of the military?

10. Why was Alice Glass interested in Lyndon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

THE PATH TO POWER is a classic biography. What does that classification entail? Why does this book fit into this category?

Essay Topic 2

What impact did Lyndon's estranged relationship with his father have on Lyndon's life? What emotional wounds did Lyndon suffer? How did the strained relationship with his father affect Lyndon's relationships with other people? State your opinion.

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of struggle. Identify at least two instances about struggle in the book and then cite examples to support your answers.

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