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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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?

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

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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