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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Harry Truman leave his job in Kansas City?
(a) To join the Army
(b) To help the family with the farm.
(c) To marry Bess
(d) He was fired

2. Why is Chapter 2 entitled "Model Boy?"
(a) Harry S. Truman was an excellent student, great friend, faithful son, never in trouble, industrious and kind.
(b) Harry S. Truman was a child actor
(c) Harry S. Truman's mother was a world famous model
(d) Harry S. Truman liked to build airplane models

3. What epidemics decimated the families in Independence during the years of 1851-1854?
(a) Bubonic Plague and severe colds
(b) Cholera, scarlet fever and pneumonia
(c) AIDS and herpes
(d) West Nile Fever and flu

4. How long was Truman & Jacobson in business?
(a) Three years
(b) Ten years
(c) One year
(d) Twent-five Years

5. Why is Truman referred to as the "Senator from Pendergast" instead of the "Senator from Missouri"?
(a) He was born in Pendergast, MO
(b) He is related to the large Pendergast family
(c) He was originally elected from the state of Pendergast
(d) Because of his association with the political boss Tom Pendergast

Short Answer Questions

1. What major personal events occur for Harry Truman in Chapter 5?

2. What was General Order Number 11?

3. What two political positions did Truman want before he was allowed to run for Senate?

4. In the extended family of the Truman household, who disciplined Margaret?

5. How old was Harry Truman when he arrived in Washington D.C. to assume his duties as a Senator?

(see the answer key)

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