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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 24, “The Rough Rider”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From whose brother did Theodore Roosevelt purchase the lands in the Dakota Territory that he planned to use as a cattle ranch?
(a) James Wilson’s.
(b) Joe Ferris’s.
(c) Charles Patterson’s.
(d) Isaac Hunt’s.

2. When was The Naval War of 1812 originally published?
(a) 1882.
(b) 1880.
(c) 1888.
(d) 1896.

3. During what years did William McKinley serve as President of the United States?
(a) 1897-1901.
(b) 1888-1892.
(c) 1867-1873.
(d) 1901-1903.

4. Maria Longworth Nichols Storer was the founder of what American ceramics company?
(a) Los Alamos Pottery.
(b) Rookwood Pottery.
(c) Meinsford Pottery.
(d) Andersonville Pottery.

5. Theodore Roosevelt built a ranch in the Dakota Territory named Elk Horn. This ranch was located 35 miles from what boomtown?
(a) Fargo, North Dakota.
(b) Minot, North Dakota.
(c) Medora, North Dakota.
(d) Bismarck, North Dakota.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Theodore Roosevelt lost the election for New York City Mayor, he rejoiced that at least what friend of his had won a seat in Congress?

2. Where was Theodore Roosevelt’s mother from?

3. 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”?

4. When Theodore Roosevelt first arrived in Albany as an assemblyman, he was compared by his fellow assemblyman to what contemporary writer of the time?

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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