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

2. What was the cause of death of Alice Roosevelt following the death of her and Theodore’s daughter, Alice Lee Roosevelt?
(a) Crohn’s disease.
(b) A brain aneurysm.
(c) Bright’s disease.
(d) Cancer.

3. What term refers to the practice where a political party, after winning an election, gives government jobs to its voters as a reward for working toward victory?
(a) A commerce system.
(b) A spoils system.
(c) A bias system.
(d) A ratchet system.

4. 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) “Ivy League Assemblyman.”
(b) “Whippersnapper Assemblyman.”
(c) “Cyclone Assemblyman.”
(d) “Wunderkind Assemblyman.”

5. Who was elected as Speaker in the New York Assembly in 1881 and 1882?
(a) Benjamin Harrison.
(b) Isaac Hunt.
(c) Charles Patterson.
(d) George Edmunds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Theodore Roosevelt’s mother die of on the same day that his wife died?

2. In investigating corruption in the case of the Manhattan Elevated Railroad and the City of New York, Theodore Roosevelt’s findings demanded further investigation of what two individuals in 1881-1882?

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 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”?

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

(see the answer key)

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