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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. By 1940 it had been observed that whoever _____________________ usually wins the election.

2. What demeanor did Lyndon continue to exhibit to those under him?

3. Which company was the principal source of funds for Lyndon's run for Congress in 1941 and violated IRS contribution rules?

4. What was the name of Charles Marsh's country estate?

5. At what age did Lyndon's father, Sam, die?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Alice Glass interested in Lyndon?

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

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

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

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

6. 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.

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

According to the author, even before Lyndon was a player on the national and international stages, he was known to be a man of questionable integrity and deceit. Cite some examples in Johnson's life that prove this statement. What is Caro's overall perception of Johnson's character?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the cultural climate in America in the 1930s and why the time was right for Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal. What were the basic tenets of the New Deal? Why was Lyndon opposed to the New Deal? Why did he grudgingly support the New Deal? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Lyndon Johnson was no stranger to hurt and pain. From what you know of Lyndon's life through this book, what were his biggest sorrows and worst betrayals? How did he manage through them? How did his coping skills evidence themselves in many aspects of his life? Explain.

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