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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 was the first name of the dam in #117?

2. Who was an important figure in the building of the dam?

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

4. What was the predominant crop in the Texas Hill Country?

5. Who especially hated FDR in Texas?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Although Lyndon wrote letters in the DCCC trying to show humility, what was the underlying purpose of the missives?

5. Why was Alice Glass interested in Lyndon?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Lyndon Johnson during the time period covered in THE PATH TO POWER. What were his ultimate plans for his life? What was his personality? What behaviors were instilled in him that would make him a success in his later life?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the significance of the book's title. What does the author mean by calling it THE PATH TO POWER? What was he trying to emphasize with this emphatic style? Suggest three alternate titles for this book with supporting rationale for each one.

Essay Topic 3

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

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