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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16, “The Silver-Plated Reform Commissioner”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Theodore Roosevelt become friends with during his early career as an assemblyman, who became Roosevelt’s first ally?
(a) Seth Bullock.
(b) Charles Patterson.
(c) George Edmunds.
(d) Isaac Hunt.

2. When Theodore Roosevelt returned to New York from the Dakotas in 1885-1886, a publisher contracted him to write a biography of whom?
(a) James G. Blaine.
(b) Joe Ferris.
(c) Thomas Hart Benton.
(d) Seth Bullock.

3. A severe U.S. winter in 1886-1887 wiped out most of Theodore Roosevelt’s herd of cattle and his investments of how much at Elk Horn ranch?
(a) $100,000.
(b) $50,000.
(c) $80,000.
(d) $60,000.

4. Who beat Theodore Roosevelt for the position of Speaker of the New York State Assembly in 1884?
(a) James G. Blaine.
(b) George Edmunds.
(c) Henry Cabot Lodge.
(d) Titus Sheard.

5. Theodore Roosevelt, Senior received an appointment as Collector of Customs to the Port of New York by what U.S. President?
(a) Rutherford B. Hayes.
(b) Grover Cleveland.
(c) William McKinley.
(d) James Garfield.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were the other Civil Service Commissioners alongside Theodore Roosevelt?

2. As a New York State Assemblyman, what nickname did Theodore Roosevelt gain for his habit of striking down the bills of others while drafting little legislation of his own?

3. When was Theodore Roosevelt’s daughter Alice Lee Roosevelt born?

4. Who were the cattle thieves suspected of stealing Roosevelt’s boat at Elk Horn ranch that Roosevelt tracked down?

5. In Chapter 9, “The Honorable Gentleman,” the author states that Theodore Roosevelt succeeded in pushing three pieces of legislations through, including a reform of what?

(see the answer key)

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