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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, “The Swell in the Dog-Cart”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What author is cited in the Prologue as having been a fan of Theodore Roosevelt’s and who called him “delightful”?
(a) Edith Wharton.
(b) Mark Twain.
(c) Rudyard Kipling.
(d) Alfred, Lord Tennyson.

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

3. What was the name of the horse that Theodore Roosevelt had sent to Cambridge in order to pursue his courtship of Alice Lee?
(a) Lightfoot.
(b) Golden Rod.
(c) Blackie.
(d) Black Beauty.

4. At what address did the Roosevelt family live when Theodore Roosevelt was born?
(a) 28 East 20th Street.
(b) 45 West 12th Street.
(c) 6 West 57th Street.
(d) 12 East 30th Street.

5. What trademark greeting is Theodore Roosevelt described as having used when shaking the hands of his visitors at the White House in the book’s Prologue?
(a) “Ciao!”
(b) “Hello!”’
(c) “Good to meet you!”
(d) “Delighted!”

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On what date was Theodore Roosevelt born?

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 university did Theodore Roosevelt attend?

5. Where was Theodore Roosevelt’s mother from?

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