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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 Theodore Roosevelt lost the election for New York City Mayor, he rejoiced that at least what friend of his had won a seat in Congress?
(a) George Edmunds.
(b) Abram Hewitt.
(c) Henry Cabot Lodge.
(d) Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice.

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

3. What name refers to Republican political activists that bolted from the U.S. Republican Party by supporting Democratic candidate Grover Cleveland in the Presidential Election of 1884?
(a) Carpetbaggers.
(b) Mugwumps.
(c) Turncoats.
(d) Whigs.

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

5. 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”?
(a) Commander Isaac Hunt.
(b) Commander James Smith.
(c) Commander Charles Patterson.
(d) Commander H. H. Gorringe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Grover Cleveland’s position when he served a summons to speak with Theodore Roosevelt in Albany in 1883?

2. What refers to a levy on the unimproved value of land only?

3. 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?

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

5. When did the Navy’s battleship explode in Havana Harbor during Roosevelt’s post as Assistant Secretary of the Navy?

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