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

2. Theodore Roosevelt was appointed to the post of Assistant Secretary of the Navy in what year?
(a) 1885.
(b) 1897.
(c) 1882.
(d) 1901.

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

4. When did the Navy’s battleship explode in Havana Harbor during Roosevelt’s post as Assistant Secretary of the Navy?
(a) December 2, 1886.
(b) February 12, 1884.
(c) August 14, 1894.
(d) February 15, 1898.

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”?
(a) The USS Iowa.
(b) The USS Pennsylvania.
(c) The USS Maine.
(d) The USS Ohio.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who won the election for the Mayor of New York in 1886?

2. In 1886, Roosevelt ran as the Republican candidate for mayor of New York City, portraying himself as what persona?

3. When was the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act established?

4. 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”?

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

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