Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does McCarthy leave the Senate?
(a) He is impeached.
(b) He gets sick.
(c) He dies.
(d) He is not re-elected.

2. When is LBJ sworn in as a Senator?
(a) January 3, 1950.
(b) January 3, 1948.
(c) January 3, 1943.
(d) January 3, 1949.

3. What leads to the decline of the Senate's effectiveness and prestige?
(a) Corruption.
(b) Lack of interest.
(c) Seniority in committees.
(d) Demanding presidents.

4. What Air Force base is rumored to have inadequate conditions in 1950?
(a) Lackland Air Force Base.
(b) Randolph Air Force Base.
(c) Goodfellow Air Force Base.
(d) Dyess Air Force Base.

5. What group is LBJ named director of at age 26?
(a) Natinal Youth Administration for Texas.
(b) Federal Trade Administration.
(c) Young Republicans.
(d) Senate.

6. What is the name of LBJ's North Korean investigation committee?
(a) World Peace Committee.
(b) The North Korean Committee.
(c) The LBJ Committee.
(d) The New Truman Committee.

7. Whose influence does Olds state lead him to become less radical?
(a) Wilson.
(b) LBJ.
(c) FDR.
(d) Truman.

8. What is the result of Olds' trial?
(a) He loses his job.
(b) He goes bankrupt.
(c) He gains power in the Senate.
(d) He is jailed for treason.

9. What is LBJ's life quest or goal?
(a) Make money.
(b) Help the downtrodden.
(c) Great power.
(d) Earn an honest living.

10. Who does LBJ help to be named Assistant Democratic Cloakroom for the purpose of gaining information?
(a) Richard Russell.
(b) FDR.
(c) Dean Acheson.
(d) Bobby Baker.

11. What Senate Rule limits debate based on unanimous consent agreement?
(a) Senate Rule 21.
(b) Senate Rule 9.
(c) Senate Rule 11.
(d) Senate Rule 14.

12. What does LBJ's brother, Sam, do to help his situation in terms of his career?
(a) He oversees LBJ's staff.
(b) He offers to take on LBJ's work.
(c) He lies about LBJ's condition.
(d) He boasts that LBJ is ready and ambitious.

13. Who is expected to be the Republican Presidential candidate in 1952?
(a) Russell.
(b) LBJ.
(c) Truman.
(d) MacArthur.

14. What is the vote in the Olds' case?
(a) 53-15.
(b) Unanimous against Olds.
(c) 15-53.
(d) Unanimous for Olds.

15. Who wants the information that LBJ gathers regarding votes?
(a) The White House.
(b) Other Senators.
(c) The House of Representatives.
(d) No one.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the result of LBJ's demanding work schedule?

2. How many southern votes does Russell control during the 1952 election?

3. What does LBJ do to accommodate his many guests during his recovery on the ranch?

4. How long is LBJ sedated after his heart attack?

5. How old is Richard Bevard Russell Jr. when he wins a seat in the state house?

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