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

2. What was the first work that Theodore Roosevelt published following his first year at college?
(a) Some of the Birds of Oyster Bay.
(b) Hunting Tips of a Ranchman.
(c) The Summer Birds of the Adirondacks.
(d) A Biography of Gouveneur Morris.

3. The mobilization site and encampment of the Rough Riders was established where?
(a) The Minneapolis National Fair Grounds.
(b) The Los Alamos National Fair Grounds.
(c) The San Miguel International Fair Grounds.
(d) The San Antonio International Fair Grounds.

4. Theodore Roosevelt’s ancestry has been described as half Irish and half what?
(a) Dutch.
(b) English.
(c) French.
(d) Spanish.

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. How old was Theodore Roosevelt’s brother when he died?

2. Who were the cattle thieves suspected of stealing Roosevelt’s boat at Elk Horn ranch that Roosevelt tracked down?

3. In the winter when Theodore Roosevelt was wooing Alice Lee, he took a vacation to what location in Maine, according to the author in Chapter 4, “The Swell in the Dog-Cart”?

4. What was the name of the horse that Theodore Roosevelt had sent to Cambridge in order to pursue his courtship of Alice Lee?

5. In the Dakota Territory, Roosevelt enjoyed celebrity status for his capture of the cattle thieves who stole his boat. He was then asked to give a speech at a political celebration in what town on July 4, according to the author in Chapter 13, “The Long Arm of the Law”?

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