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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Theodore Roosevelt enroll to study law after his first marriage?
(a) Princeton School of Law.
(b) Columbia School of Law.
(c) Yale School of Law.
(d) Harvard School of Law.

2. Where did Theodore Roosevelt live while he studied in college?
(a) Mrs. Rothwild’s Boarding House.
(b) Mrs. Peters’ Boarding House.
(c) Mrs. Anderson’s Boarding House.
(d) Mrs. Richardson's Boarding House.

3. What was the first work that Theodore Roosevelt published following his first year at college?
(a) The Summer Birds of the Adirondacks.
(b) A Biography of Gouveneur Morris.
(c) Hunting Tips of a Ranchman.
(d) Some of the Birds of Oyster Bay.

4. How old was future first lady Eleanor Roosevelt at the time of Ulysses Grant’s funeral?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 5 months.
(d) 10 months.

5. Thomas Roosevelt’s family largely spent their summers at an estate located where?
(a) Brighton Beach, New York.
(b) Oyster Bay, New York.
(c) Coney Island, New York.
(d) Richfield Springs, New York.

6. When Theodore Roosevelt returned to Medora in August of 1885, he found who in jail for murder?
(a) Antoine Amedee Marie.
(b) James G. Blaine.
(c) George Edmunds.
(d) Henry Cabot Lodge.

7. When Theodore Roosevelt returned Albany to the Republican Convention of 1884, he led the independents for what candidate?
(a) James G. Blaine.
(b) Titus Sheard.
(c) George Edmunds.
(d) Grover Cleveland.

8. What trademark greeting is Theodore Roosevelt described as having used when shaking the hands of his visitors at the White House in the book’s Prologue?
(a) “Hello!”’
(b) “Good to meet you!”
(c) “Ciao!”
(d) “Delighted!”

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

10. What friends from Maine did Theodore Roosevelt hire to manage his new ranch Elk Horn in the Dakotas?
(a) Titus Sheard and James G. Blaine.
(b) Isaac Hunt and Joe Ferris.
(c) Bill Sewall and Wilmot Dow.
(d) Joe Ferris and George Edmunds.

11. By what nickname was Theodore Roosevelt’s sister, Anna Roosevelt, known?
(a) “Bamie.”
(b) “Missy.”
(c) “Ellie.”
(d) “Mittie.”

12. 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) President of the United States.
(d) Mayor of New York City.

13. In the beginning of Chapter 9, “The Honorable Gentleman,” the author describes Theodore Roosevelt returning to Albany to serve his what term as assemblyman?
(a) His third term.
(b) His second term.
(c) His fourth term.
(d) His fifth term.

14. What term refers to the widely held belief that American settlers were destined to expand across the continent?
(a) Manifest Destiny.
(b) Individual Right.
(c) Indian Removal.
(d) Personal Utopia.

15. With what family did Theodore Roosevelt stay in Dresden when his family visited Europe, according to the author in Chapter 2, “The Mind, but Not the Body”?
(a) The Pinkler family.
(b) The Minkwitz family.
(c) The Butler family.
(d) The Horowitz family.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the cause of death of Alice Roosevelt following the death of her and Theodore’s daughter, Alice Lee Roosevelt?

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

4. 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?

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

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