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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) Abram Hewitt.
(b) George Edmunds.
(c) Henry Cabot Lodge.
(d) Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice.

2. What refers to a levy on the unimproved value of land only?
(a) Land levy accordance.
(b) Land immunity tax.
(c) Land value tax.
(d) Personal value tax.

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

4. 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 Ohio.
(c) The USS Pennsylvania.
(d) The USS Maine.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the Secretary of the Navy when Theodore Roosevelt was appointed Assistant Secretary?

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

3. Where did Theodore Roosevelt, as Assistant Secretary to the Navy, deliver an inciting speech speaking against Japan's presence in the Pacific?

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

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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