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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. 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) $60,000.
(d) $80,000.
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?
(a) “Cyclone Assemblyman.”
(b) “Ivy League Assemblyman.”
(c) “Wunderkind Assemblyman.”
(d) “Whippersnapper Assemblyman.”
3. What was the first work that Theodore Roosevelt published following his first year at college?
(a) The Summer Birds of the Adirondacks.
(b) Hunting Tips of a Ranchman.
(c) Some of the Birds of Oyster Bay.
(d) A Biography of Gouveneur Morris.
4. 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”?
(a) Frank Hatton.
(b) George Paul.
(c) Seth Bullock.
(d) George Edmunds.
5. Who were the cattle thieves suspected of stealing Roosevelt’s boat at Elk Horn ranch that Roosevelt tracked down?
(a) Williams and his gang.
(b) Butcher and his gang.
(c) Finnegan and his gang.
(d) Cassidy and his gang.
Short Answer Questions
1. When Theodore Roosevelt returned to New York from the Dakotas in 1885-1886, a publisher contracted him to write a biography of whom?
2. What was the name of the second nature book that Theodore Roosevelt published while he was still enrolled in college?
3. While searching for the cattle thieves that he believed stole his boat, Theodore Roosevelt met and befriended what famous sheriff of Deadwood, South Dakota?
4. Where did Theodore Roosevelt live while he studied in college?
5. Theodore Roosevelt, Senior received an appointment as Collector of Customs to the Port of New York by what U.S. President?
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