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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 28, “The Man of Destiny”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date did Theodore Roosevelt’s brother die?
(a) August 14, 1894.
(b) September 13, 1887.
(c) December 7, 1892.
(d) December 2, 1886.

2. Theodore Roosevelt was appointed to the post of Assistant Secretary of the Navy in what year?
(a) 1897.
(b) 1885.
(c) 1882.
(d) 1901.

3. What was the name of the woman who blackmailed the Roosevelt family for money, claiming she was pregnant with Theodore’s brother’s child?
(a) Katy Mann.
(b) Sarah Smith.
(c) Alice Lee.
(d) Edith Carow.

4. Which of the New York Police Commissioners does the phrase “snake in the grass” refer to in Chapter 20, “The Snake in the Grass”?
(a) James G. Blaine.
(b) William Strong.
(c) Benjamin Harrison.
(d) Andrew Parker.

5. In 1886, Roosevelt ran as the Republican candidate for mayor of New York City, portraying himself as what persona?
(a) “The Future President.”
(b) “The Cowboy of the Ivy League.”
(c) “The Rancher Professor.”
(d) “The Cowboy of the Dakotas.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Who beat Theodore Roosevelt for the position of Speaker of the New York State Assembly in 1884?

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. On what date was Theodore Roosevelt sworn in as Vice President of the United States?

4. In the winter when Theodore Roosevelt was wooing Alice Lee, he took a vacation to what location in Maine, according to the author in Chapter 4, “The Swell in the Dog-Cart”?

5. Theodore Roosevelt began courting Edith Carow how long after the death of his first wife, according to the author in Chapter 12, “The Four-Eyed Maverick”?

(see the answer key)

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