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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, “The Dude from New York”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In how many of his seven subjects did Theodore Roosevelt earn honors at the completion of his freshman year in college?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

2. On what date was Theodore Roosevelt born?
(a) February 12, 1840.
(b) October 21, 1841.
(c) October 28, 1881.
(d) October 27, 1858.

3. Where was Theodore Roosevelt’s mother from?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Wisconsin.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Mississippi.

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

5. Who did Theodore Roosevelt hire as a local guide on his first trip to the Dakota Territory?
(a) Isaac Hunt.
(b) Joe Ferris.
(c) John Long.
(d) Charles Patterson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the highest mountain in Maine that Theodore Roosevelt set out to climb in his junior year of college?

2. Where did Theodore Roosevelt live while he studied in college?

3. What was the name of Theodore Roosevelt’s mother?

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?

5. 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?

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