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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date did President McKinley die of gangrene from his bullet wounds?
(a) September 14, 1901.
(b) September 6, 1901.
(c) July 3, 1901.
(d) September 2, 1901.

2. Spain declared war on the U.S. over Cuba on what date?
(a) April 25, 1898.
(b) February 15, 1898.
(c) April 23, 1898.
(d) April 19, 1898.

3. The mobilization site and encampment of the Rough Riders was established where?
(a) The Minneapolis National Fair Grounds.
(b) The Los Alamos National Fair Grounds.
(c) The San Antonio International Fair Grounds.
(d) The San Miguel International Fair Grounds.

4. During Theodore Roosevelt’s term as Governor of New York, Mrs. Bellamy Storer solicited him in the help of having what close friend be made a Cardinal?
(a) Thomas Hart Benton.
(b) John Ireland.
(c) George Paul.
(d) Frank Hatton.

5. What author befriended Theodore Roosevelt and later wrote of him that he seemed to have the energy to keep the universe spinning, according to the author in Chapter 18, “The Universe Spinner”?
(a) James Whitney.
(b) Mark Twain.
(c) Rudyard Kipling.
(d) Edgar Allan Poe.

6. When the Rough Riders arrived in Tampa, Florida, to prepare for departure in the Spanish-American War, who commanded the army bound for Cuba?
(a) Frank Hatton.
(b) Thomas Hart Benton.
(c) William Rufus Shafter.
(d) Joe Ferris.

7. When they arrived in Cuba, the Rough Riders marched past the 1st Infantry Division commanded by what Civil War veteran and Geronimo fighter?
(a) George Edmunds.
(b) Seth Bullock.
(c) Henry Ware Lawton.
(d) Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice.

8. The author estimates Theodore Roosevelt’s losses at Elk Horn ranch to be what percentage in Chapter 15, “The Literary Feller”?
(a) 10%.
(b) 65%.
(c) 25%.
(d) 90%.

9. When Theodore Roosevelt’s nomination for Republican candidate for New York Governor passed, who sent him a letter of congratulations, according to the author in Chapter 26, “The Most Famous Man in America”?
(a) Gouveneur Morris.
(b) William Strong.
(c) Benjamin Harrison.
(d) William McKinley.

10. One of the items for approval of Theodore Roosevelt as Governor of New York was a measure to return money to the neediest workers in the state by taxing rising industries. What was this bill called?
(a) The Anderson bill.
(b) The Tanking bill.
(c) The Ford bill.
(d) The Jackson bill.

11. Who did Theodore Roosevelt succeed as Governor of New York?
(a) Frank S. Black.
(b) Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice.
(c) Henry Cabot Lodge.
(d) Benjamin Harrison.

12. On what date does the author describe Theodore Roosevelt breaking into the executive mansion in Albany rather than waking his family in Chapter 27, “The Boy Governor”?
(a) October 28, 1899.
(b) January 1, 1899.
(c) February 15, 1898.
(d) February 12, 1899.

13. Where was President McKinley attending an exhibition when he was shot?
(a) Buffalo, New York.
(b) Cleveland, Ohio.
(c) Albany, New York.
(d) Charleston, South Carolina.

14. How many other men also served as New York City Police Commissioners at the same time as Theodore Roosevelt?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

15. On what date was Theodore Roosevelt sworn in as Vice President of the United States?
(a) July 3, 1900.
(b) February 15, 1898.
(c) May 4, 1901.
(d) September 2, 1901.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date did the Rough Riders and other American troops return to New York from the Spanish-American War?

2. Who was the Secretary of the Navy when Theodore Roosevelt was appointed Assistant Secretary?

3. On what date was Theodore Roosevelt nominated as the Republican candidate for New York Governor?

4. When was Maria Longworth Nichols Storer born?

5. What was the name of William McKinley’s campaign manager that Theodore Roosevelt spoke with in the hopes of obtaining a position, according to the author in Chapter 21, “The Glorious Retreat”?

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