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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. Where did the Rough Riders receive their horses and equipment for training and preparation during the Spanish-American War?
(a) Fort Sam Houston’s Quartermaster Depot.
(b) Fort Pensacola Quartermaster Depot.
(c) Fort Bentonworth’s Quartermaster Depot.
(d) Fort Little Rock Quartermaster Depot.

2. When Theodore Roosevelt lost the election for New York City Mayor, he rejoiced that at least what friend of his had won a seat in Congress?
(a) Abram Hewitt.
(b) George Edmunds.
(c) Henry Cabot Lodge.
(d) Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice.

3. From whose brother did Theodore Roosevelt purchase the lands in the Dakota Territory that he planned to use as a cattle ranch?
(a) Charles Patterson’s.
(b) Isaac Hunt’s.
(c) Joe Ferris’s.
(d) James Wilson’s.

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

5. Who won the Presidential election in 1884?
(a) George Edmunds.
(b) Grover Cleveland.
(c) Titus Sheard.
(d) Henry Cabot Lodge.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after the death of his wife and mother did Theodore Roosevelt return to Albany?

2. On what date was Theodore Roosevelt born?

3. The Chicago World's Fair was a World's Fair held in 1893 to celebrate what?

4. 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”?

5. Theodore Roosevelt first used the phrase “speak softly and carry a big stick” when giving a speech where?

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