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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Truman choose to accompany him to meet the train bearing Roosevelt's body?
(a) Bess and Margaret Truman
(b) Eleanor and Teddy Roosevelt
(c) Jimmy Byrnes and Henry Wallace
(d) No one. He stood alone.

2. How did Bess Truman feel about Harry running for Vice President?
(a) She was eager to see his political ambition proceed
(b) She did not care either way
(c) She was happy to move to a new house
(d) She did not want him to run

3. What is the name of the new organization of countries formed to keep the peace after the world war ends?
(a) Blackwater Security
(b) NATO
(c) League of Nations
(d) United Nations

4. What was Independence Missouri's nickname in the 1840s?
(a) Land of Milk and Honey
(b) Mormon Paradise
(c) Queen City of the Trails
(d) Land of Enchantment

5. What ship did Truman take to the Potsdam conference?
(a) The USS United States
(b) The Augusta
(c) The Titanic
(d) The George Washington

6. What interest did Harry and his father share?
(a) Woodworking
(b) Watching tv
(c) Politics
(d) Fishing and hunting

7. What was the attitude of the townspeople of Independence towards people of color?
(a) Prejudice and racism were common and accepted
(b) Accepting and welcoming in clubs and homes
(c) Independence was a haven for slaves and immigrants
(d) The people of Independence were abolitionists and offered assistance

8. How many members did the Truman Committee have?
(a) Seven
(b) Three
(c) Fifteen
(d) Only one

9. How did young Harry Truman like to occupy his time?
(a) In his room playing Dungeons and Dragons
(b) Shoplifting from the pharmacy and smoking with friends
(c) Playing the piano, reading books, and being with his family.
(d) Playing baseball, basketball and football

10. What did Truman think was a damaging move by Roosevelt?
(a) Entering WWI
(b) Entering WWII
(c) The attempt to increase the number of Supreme Court Justices
(d) Bombing the Japanese home cities

11. Who was the most influential new friend Truman gained during his first term as Senator?
(a) Ex-President Abraham LIncoln
(b) Robert E. Lee's widow
(c) Justice Louis D. Brandeis
(d) Andrew Jackson's son

12. What was the name of Roosevelt's beloved dog?
(a) Rin Tin Tin
(b) Socks
(c) Lassie
(d) Fala

13. Harry Truman always carried a favorite poem in his wallet. What was that poem and the author?
(a) "Locksley Hall" by Tennyson
(b) "Election Year" by Donald Revell
(c) "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost
(d) "Blessing the Boats" by Lucille Clifton

14. How much weight did Harry Truman lose in the years in France?
(a) 2 lbs
(b) 20 lbs
(c) None
(d) 50 lbs

15. Which of Truman's commanders was the most unreasonable and was disliked the most by Truman?
(a) Klemm
(b) Marshall
(c) Pershing
(d) Jacobson

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Harry give as a reason to join the military and go to war?

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

3. What element of Truman's style changed during the time of the Truman Committee?

4. What was one of the unique things about the Truman Committee?

5. In the eyes of the Truman Committee, what governmental department was the most to blame for bad planning?

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