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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. Where was Maria Longworth Nichols Storer from?
(a) Cincinnati, Ohio.
(b) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(c) New Brunswick, New Jersey.
(d) Portland, Maine.

2. When Theodore Roosevelt first took his friends from Maine to his Elk Horn ranch in the Dakotas, he enjoyed much success as a hunter, even killing what?
(a) A mountain lion.
(b) An elk.
(c) A grizzly bear.
(d) A buffalo.

3. Where did the Rough Riders receive their horses and equipment for training and preparation during the Spanish-American War?
(a) Fort Little Rock Quartermaster Depot.
(b) Fort Sam Houston’s Quartermaster Depot.
(c) Fort Bentonworth’s Quartermaster Depot.
(d) Fort Pensacola Quartermaster Depot.

4. By what nickname was Theodore Roosevelt’s sister, Anna Roosevelt, known?
(a) “Ellie.”
(b) “Mittie.”
(c) “Bamie.”
(d) “Missy.”

5. What refers to a levy on the unimproved value of land only?
(a) Land levy accordance.
(b) Personal value tax.
(c) Land immunity tax.
(d) Land value tax.

Short Answer Questions

1. The mobilization site and encampment of the Rough Riders was established where?

2. What was the cause of death of Alice Roosevelt following the death of her and Theodore’s daughter, Alice Lee Roosevelt?

3. 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”?

4. The author states in Chapter 21, “The Glorious Retreat” that Theodore Roosevelt entertained Mrs. Bellamy Storer on the matter of attaining an appointment in what position?

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

(see the answer key)

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