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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 22, “The Hot Weather Secretary”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name refers to Republican political activists that bolted from the U.S. Republican Party by supporting Democratic candidate Grover Cleveland in the Presidential Election of 1884?
(a) Carpetbaggers.
(b) Turncoats.
(c) Mugwumps.
(d) Whigs.

2. As acting Secretary of the U.S. Navy, Roosevelt toured what new ship where he heard the cannons fire for the first time, according to the author in Chapter 22, “The Hot Weather Secretary”?
(a) The USS Maine.
(b) The USS Pennsylvania.
(c) The USS Iowa.
(d) The USS Ohio.

3. In 1883-1884, the topic of the New York Elevated railroad arose and Roosevelt supported a measure to lower the fare from 10 cents to how much?
(a) 3 cents.
(b) 2 cents.
(c) 8 cents.
(d) 5 cents.

4. Who did Theodore Roosevelt meet at a party that suggested Roosevelt accompany him to Dakota, according to the author in Chapter 7, “The Fighting Cock”?
(a) Commander Charles Patterson.
(b) Commander H. H. Gorringe.
(c) Commander James Smith.
(d) Commander Isaac Hunt.

5. Where did Theodore Roosevelt, as Assistant Secretary to the Navy, deliver an inciting speech speaking against Japan's presence in the Pacific?
(a) Richmond, Virginia.
(b) Southport, Florida.
(c) Cleveland, Ohio.
(d) Sandusky, Ohio.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Theodore Roosevelt meet aboard a ship bound for England in the winter of 1886, who later introduced Roosevelt to many English dignitaries?

2. What was the name of the Navy’s battleship that exploded in Havana Harbor during Roosevelt’s post as Assistant Secretary of the Navy?

3. What was Grover Cleveland’s position when he served a summons to speak with Theodore Roosevelt in Albany in 1883?

4. When was Henry George born?

5. What refers to a levy on the unimproved value of land only?

(see the answer key)

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