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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. When Theodore Roosevelt first arrived in Albany as an assemblyman, he was compared by his fellow assemblyman to what contemporary writer of the time?
(a) Edgar Allan Poe.
(b) Oscar Wilde.
(c) Rudyard Kipling.
(d) Mark Twain.

2. What university did Theodore Roosevelt attend?
(a) Rutgers University.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) Yale University.
(d) Brown University.

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

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

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?
(a) New York City’s ports.
(b) New York City's aldermen.
(c) New York City’s transportation system.
(d) New York City’s policemen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term refers to the widely held belief that American settlers were destined to expand across the continent?

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

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

4. During what years did William McKinley serve as President of the United States?

5. What was the cause of death of Alice Roosevelt following the death of her and Theodore’s daughter, Alice Lee Roosevelt?

(see the answer key)

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