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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 22, “The Hot Weather Secretary”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who won the election for the Mayor of New York in 1886?
(a) George Edmunds.
(b) Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice.
(c) Abram Hewitt.
(d) Henry Cabot Lodge.

2. What was Grover Cleveland’s position when he served a summons to speak with Theodore Roosevelt in Albany in 1883?
(a) Senator of New York.
(b) Governor of New York.
(c) Mayor of New York City.
(d) President of the United States.

3. When was the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act established?
(a) 1895.
(b) 1888.
(c) 1883.
(d) 1885.

4. In 1886, Roosevelt ran as the Republican candidate for mayor of New York City, portraying himself as what persona?
(a) “The Cowboy of the Ivy League.”
(b) “The Cowboy of the Dakotas.”
(c) “The Future President.”
(d) “The Rancher Professor.”

5. When was Henry George born?
(a) 1891.
(b) 1829.
(c) 1815.
(d) 1839.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Theodore Roosevelt meet aboard a ship bound for England in the winter of 1886, who later introduced Roosevelt to many English dignitaries?

2. Theodore Roosevelt was appointed to the post of Assistant Secretary of the Navy in what year?

3. Who did Theodore Roosevelt meet at a party that suggested Roosevelt accompany him to Dakota, according to the author in Chapter 7, “The Fighting Cock”?

4. What was the name of the Navy’s battleship that exploded in Havana Harbor during Roosevelt’s post as Assistant Secretary of the Navy?

5. As acting Secretary of the U.S. Navy, Roosevelt toured what new ship where he heard the cannons fire for the first time, according to the author in Chapter 22, “The Hot Weather Secretary”?

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