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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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”?
(a) The Jackson Cliff Tavern.
(b) The Pyramid Park Hotel.
(c) The White Horse Tavern.
(d) The Myriam Hotel.

2. When Theodore Roosevelt returned to New York from the Dakotas in 1885-1886, a publisher contracted him to write a biography of whom?
(a) Joe Ferris.
(b) Seth Bullock.
(c) Thomas Hart Benton.
(d) James G. Blaine.

3. At what address did the Roosevelt family live when Theodore Roosevelt was born?
(a) 28 East 20th Street.
(b) 6 West 57th Street.
(c) 45 West 12th Street.
(d) 12 East 30th Street.

4. In 1883-1884, the topic of the New York Elevated railroad arose and Roosevelt supported a measure to lower the fare from 10 cents to how much?
(a) 5 cents.
(b) 8 cents.
(c) 2 cents.
(d) 3 cents.

5. 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?
(a) 4:00 p.m.
(b) 3:00 p.m.
(c) 12:00 p.m.
(d) 2:00 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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”?

2. In investigating corruption in the case of the Manhattan Elevated Railroad and the City of New York, Theodore Roosevelt’s findings demanded further investigation of what two individuals in 1881-1882?

3. What university did Theodore Roosevelt attend?

4. The author describes an incident in Liverpool when Theodore Roosevelt was turned down by a vendor when he went to purchase what substance in Chapter 2, “The Mind, but Not the Body”?

5. 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”?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Theodore and Alice Lee Roosevelt live after their wedding? Where did Roosevelt continue his studies?

2. What led Theodore Roosevelt to campaign in the New York Mayoral elections, according to the author in Chapter 14, “The Next Mayor of New York”?

3. How does the author describe Theodore Roosevelt’s courtship with Alice Lee in Chapter 4, “The Swell in the Dog-Cart”?

4. Who took custody of Theodore Roosevelt’s infant daughter after the death of his wife Alice Lee Roosevelt? Where did his daughter live?

5. How did Theodore Roosevelt learn of the deaths of his mother and wife, according to the author in Chapter 9, “The Honorable Gentleman”?

6. What legislation was Roosevelt involved in during the 1883 session of the New York State Assembly?

7. Whom did Theodore Roosevelt hire as a local guide in the Dakota Territory on his first trip there, according to the author in Chapter 8, “The Dude from New York”? Where did he stay?

8. What led Theodore Roosevelt to return to New York from the Dakotas in Chapter 12, “The Four-Eyed Maverick”?

9. What book did Theodore Roosevelt travel west to work on in Chapter 13, “The Long Arm of the Law”?

10. Why did Theodore Roosevelt travel to the Dakotas, according to the author in Chapter 11, “The Cowboy of the Present”? What did he do there in this trip?

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