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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. When the Rough Riders arrived in Tampa, Florida, to prepare for departure in the Spanish-American War, who commanded the army bound for Cuba?
(a) Frank Hatton.
(b) Joe Ferris.
(c) William Rufus Shafter.
(d) Thomas Hart Benton.

2. 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?
(a) “Cyclone Assemblyman.”
(b) “Ivy League Assemblyman.”
(c) “Whippersnapper Assemblyman.”
(d) “Wunderkind Assemblyman.”

3. What term refers to the widely held belief that American settlers were destined to expand across the continent?
(a) Manifest Destiny.
(b) Indian Removal.
(c) Individual Right.
(d) Personal Utopia.

4. 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?
(a) George Edmunds.
(b) Abram Hewitt.
(c) Henry Cabot Lodge.
(d) Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of William McKinley’s campaign manager that Theodore Roosevelt spoke with in the hopes of obtaining a position, according to the author in Chapter 21, “The Glorious Retreat”?

2. During the Spanish-American War, Roosevelt's regiment the Rough Riders consisted of both men from Ivy League schools and whom?

3. Who did Theodore Roosevelt meet aboard a ship bound for England in the winter of 1886, who later introduced Roosevelt to many English dignitaries?

4. Who was the major mob boss who was among the first arrested for violating the Sunday Liquor Law under Roosevelt’s service as New York Police Commissioner?

5. What term refers to the practice where a political party, after winning an election, gives government jobs to its voters as a reward for working toward victory?

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