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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was James Connally?
(a) Supreme Court Justice.
(b) Johnson's friend and campaign manager.
(c) Primary opponent.
(d) Senator.

2. What did Rebekah Baines pride herself on?
(a) Commitment to education and civillity.
(b) Her managerial style.
(c) Her artwork.
(d) Her hard work.

3. What did Johnson's public statement about the 84th Congress express when he returned from his three-month convalescence?
(a) Anger.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Frustration.
(d) Pride.

4. Where was Lyndon Johnson born?
(a) Atlanta, Georgia.
(b) Stonewall, Texas.
(c) Washington, D.C.
(d) Boston, Massachusetts.

5. What was Johnson referring to when he said "Power is where power goes" in "The Vice-Presidency"?
(a) Accepting the vice-presidency.
(b) State Rights.
(c) Big Ten colleges.
(d) Civil Rights Act.

6. What executive office fills the role of President of the Senate?
(a) Secretary of State.
(b) Vice President.
(c) Attorney General.
(d) President.

7. What grade did Johnson give himself as a Vice President?
(a) B.
(b) A-.
(c) A.
(d) C.

8. Who helped Johnson prepare for his math entrance exams in his first semester in college?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) His sister.
(d) His brother.

9. What position did Johnson get elected to on January 3, 1953?
(a) President.
(b) Democratic Party Whip.
(c) Minority Leader.
(d) Vice-president.

10. What state did the New York Times writer William S. White come from?
(a) Maine.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) Texas.
(d) Rhode Island.

11. What did Johnson rely on Robert Baker for?
(a) Family news.
(b) List of etiquette rules.
(c) Weather forecast.
(d) Extend his presence and power.

12. What city did Johnson travel to in order to talk with Richard Kleberg?
(a) Corpus Christi.
(b) Austin.
(c) San Marcos.
(d) Fredericksburg.

13. How old was Johnson when he was first elected to Congress through a special six-week election?
(a) Thirty-three.
(b) Forty.
(c) Twenty-nine.
(d) Twenty-five.

14. What did Dean Acheson say about the passage of the Civil Rights Act in "The Senate Leader"?
(a) The Act was not enough.
(b) A surprise.
(c) Great work for Johnson.
(d) Among the greatest achievements since the war.

15. How many things did Johnson say he disagreed with President Kennedy on when he was his Vice President?
(a) Six.
(b) Ten.
(c) Three or four.
(d) One.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Johnson in the hospital for a few days before his election as a United States Senator?

2. Why was Johnson in the hospital the day after he was elected to Congress in 1937?

3. What was the name of the space program that Johnson's congressional initiatives resulted in?

4. Who gave Lady Bird her nickname?

5. How is Sam Johnson described?

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