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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 23, “The Lieutenant Colonel”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Theodore Roosevelt visit in Boston after buying Elk Horn ranch in the Dakotas, according to the author in Chapter 11, “The Cowboy of the Present”?
(a) Henry Cabot Lodge.
(b) Titus Sheard.
(c) George Edmunds.
(d) James G. Blaine.

2. In Chapter 17, “The Dear Old Beloved Brother” the author describes one final act of President Harrison, which was what?
(a) Recognizing Hawaii as a sovereign nation.
(b) Declaring war on Spain.
(c) Naming Hawaii as the 50th U.S. State.
(d) Naming Iowa as a U.S. State.

3. What was the name of Theodore Roosevelt’s wife when he held the office of United States President?
(a) Eleanor Roosevelt.
(b) Alice Lee Roosevelt.
(c) Edith Carow Roosevelt.
(d) Susan Elizabeth Roosevelt.

4. As New York City Police Commissioner, one of Roosevelt's most effective means of rooting out corruption proved to be his own night patrols. The first night, he warned how many delinquent officers of repercussions, according to the author in “Chapter 19, “The Biggest Man in New York”?
(a) 9.
(b) 6.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

5. 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 Klamath River.
(b) The Little Missouri River.
(c) The Colorado River.
(d) The Arkansas River.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Theodore Roosevelt’s first trip to the Dakota Territory began at what rough establishment described as a room full of cots in Chapter 8, “The Dude from New York”?

3. When Theodore Roosevelt returned to New York from the Dakotas in 1885-1886, a publisher contracted him to write a biography of whom?

4. What did Theodore Roosevelt’s mother die of on the same day that his wife died?

5. In how many of his seven subjects did Theodore Roosevelt earn honors at the completion of his freshman year in college?

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