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

2. Thomas Roosevelt’s family largely spent their summers at an estate located where?
(a) Richfield Springs, New York.
(b) Oyster Bay, New York.
(c) Brighton Beach, New York.
(d) Coney Island, New York.

3. Theodore Roosevelt became president of the board of New York City Police Commissioners in what year?
(a) 1897.
(b) 1893.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1895.

4. In what year did Theodore Roosevelt graduate magna cum laude from college?
(a) 1887.
(b) 1880.
(c) 1888.
(d) 1890.

5. What is the highest mountain in Maine that Theodore Roosevelt set out to climb in his junior year of college?
(a) Mount Ozark.
(b) Mount Harrison.
(c) Mount McKinley.
(d) Mount Katahdin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Theodore Roosevelt’s first trip to the Dakota Territory began at what rough establishment described as a room full of cots in Chapter 8, “The Dude from New York”?

2. In 1886, Roosevelt ran as the Republican candidate for mayor of New York City, portraying himself as what persona?

3. Theodore Roosevelt, Senior received an appointment as Collector of Customs to the Port of New York by what U.S. President?

4. 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”?

5. In the beginning of Chapter 9, “The Honorable Gentleman,” the author describes Theodore Roosevelt returning to Albany to serve his what term as assemblyman?

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