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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. What full-time job did Johnson take with a criminal lawyer in the mid-1920s?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Head researcher.
(c) Clerk.
(d) Office manager.

2. What was Johnson haunted by during his three-month convalescence at home in 1955?
(a) His father's death.
(b) Childhood fear of paralysis.
(c) His mother's health.
(d) His grandfather's expectations.

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

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

5. Who said "The American people are tired of wrecking crews. They want builders--people who construct" when referring to the 1960s presidential campaign in "The Senate Leader"?
(a) Robert Kennedy.
(b) John Kennedy.
(c) Lyndon Johnson.
(d) Adlai Stevenson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country launched Sputnik?

2. What did Johnson suffer from in July, 1955?

3. Who was Johnson visiting on the July Fourth weekend when he got sick in 1955?

4. What did Vice President John Marshall dream he was doing when he was chained to his desk in "The Vice-Presidency"?

5. Who is Rebekah Baines?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Johnson's critics have to say about the power he held in the Senate?

2. What were the Black Stars at San Marcos College?

3. Why did Johnson like going to the legislature with his father?

4. Why was Johnson uncertain about running for the office of US Senator?

5. Why did the relationship between Johnson and Carol Davis fail?

6. As a young Senator, why did Johnson want the position of Democratic Party Whip?

7. What did Sam Johnson think of his young son's hair?

8. Why did Johnson feel uncomfortable in the Kennedy White House?

9. How did Johnson thwart the political power of the Black Stars?

10. Describe Johnson's relationship with his mother, Rebekah.

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