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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, “The Delegate-at-Large”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Theodore Roosevelt began his trip to the Dakota Territory at a rough hotel along the banks of what river, according to the author in Chapter 8, “The Dude from New York”?
(a) The Arkansas River.
(b) The Little Missouri River.
(c) The Klamath River.
(d) The Colorado River.

2. As a New York State Assemblyman, what nickname did Theodore Roosevelt gain for his habit of striking down the bills of others while drafting little legislation of his own?
(a) “Cyclone Assemblyman.”
(b) “Whippersnapper Assemblyman.”
(c) “Wunderkind Assemblyman.”
(d) “Ivy League Assemblyman.”

3. 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.

4. Theodore Roosevelt, Senior received an appointment as Collector of Customs to the Port of New York by what U.S. President?
(a) Grover Cleveland.
(b) Rutherford B. Hayes.
(c) James Garfield.
(d) William McKinley.

5. At what time does the author describe Theodore Roosevelt as having concluded his hours of handshaking on New Year’s Day in the book’s Prologue?
(a) 12:00 p.m.
(b) 4:00 p.m.
(c) 3:00 p.m.
(d) 2:00 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. What physical ailment frequently caused problems for Theodore Roosevelt during his childhood?

2. What future Secretary of State did Theodore Roosevelt meet in September of 1870, according to the author in Chapter 2, “The Mind, but Not the Body”?

3. In investigating corruption in the case of the Manhattan Elevated Railroad and the City of New York, Theodore Roosevelt’s findings demanded further investigation of what two individuals in 1881-1882?

4. While on his spring tour honeymoon of Europe with his wife Alice, Theodore Roosevelt learned of whose assassination?

5. Where did Theodore Roosevelt and Alice Lee Roosevelt settle in New York after their brief stay at the Roosevelts’ estate on Long Island after their marriage?

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