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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. On what date was Theodore Roosevelt born?
(a) October 27, 1858.
(b) October 28, 1881.
(c) October 21, 1841.
(d) February 12, 1840.

2. When Theodore Roosevelt first visited the Dakota Territory, what location was used as his base of operations, according to the author in Chapter 8, “The Dude from New York”?
(a) Lang’s cabin.
(b) The Pyramid Park Hotel.
(c) Isaac Hunt’s home.
(d) The Clemson Tavern.

3. What was Grover Cleveland’s position when he served a summons to speak with Theodore Roosevelt in Albany in 1883?
(a) Governor of New York.
(b) Senator of New York.
(c) Mayor of New York City.
(d) President of the United States.

4. Theodore Roosevelt married Alice Lee on his birthday. How old did he turn on that day?
(a) 22.
(b) 26.
(c) 24.
(d) 25.

5. What was the name of Theodore Roosevelt’s mother?
(a) Martha Bulloch Roosevelt.
(b) Maria Bertrand Roosevelt.
(c) Sarah Eleanor Roosevelt.
(d) Mary Elizabeth Roosevelt.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Theodore Roosevelt graduate magna cum laude from college?

2. The Prologue of The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt opens with a detailed description of President Roosevelt greeting guests on New Year’s Day of what year?

3. What is the highest mountain in Maine that Theodore Roosevelt set out to climb in his junior year of college?

4. From whose brother did Theodore Roosevelt purchase the lands in the Dakota Territory that he planned to use as a cattle ranch?

5. Where did Theodore Roosevelt enroll to study law after his first marriage?

(see the answer key)

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