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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 were the cattle thieves suspected of stealing Roosevelt’s boat at Elk Horn ranch that Roosevelt tracked down?
(a) Finnegan and his gang.
(b) Williams and his gang.
(c) Butcher and his gang.
(d) Cassidy and his gang.

2. Where did Roosevelt retreat after bribes were placed to block the impeachment of a Superior Court Judge that Roosevelt investigated, according to the author in Chapter 6, “The Cyclone Assemblyman”?
(a) Oyster Bay, New York.
(b) Richfield Springs, New York.
(c) Brighton Beach, New York.
(d) Coney Island, New York.

3. Who were the other Civil Service Commissioners alongside Theodore Roosevelt?
(a) Peter Hart and John James Wilson.
(b) James G. Blaine and William McKinley.
(c) George Edmunds and James Thomas.
(d) Charles Lyman and Hugh S. Thompson.

4. What was the name of the second nature book that Theodore Roosevelt published while he was still enrolled in college?
(a) A Biography of Gouveneur Morris.
(b) The Summer Birds of the Adirondacks.
(c) Some of the Birds of Oyster Bay.
(d) Hunting Tips of a Ranchman.

5. 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) $60,000.
(b) $80,000.
(c) $100,000.
(d) $50,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who beat Theodore Roosevelt for the position of Speaker of the New York State Assembly in 1884?

2. In the beginning of Chapter 9, “The Honorable Gentleman,” the author describes Theodore Roosevelt returning to Albany to serve his what term as assemblyman?

3. In the Dakota Territory, Roosevelt enjoyed celebrity status for his capture of the cattle thieves who stole his boat. He was then asked to give a speech at a political celebration in what town on July 4, according to the author in Chapter 13, “The Long Arm of the Law”?

4. Who did Theodore Roosevelt campaign for in the 1888 Presidential election?

5. As Civil Service Commissioner, Theodore Roosevelt confronted what potentially crooked Postmaster General in Milwaukee, according to the author in Chapter 16, “The Silver-Plated Reform Commissioner”?

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