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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. Where was Theodore Roosevelt’s mother from?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Wisconsin.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Arkansas.

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

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

4. The Prologue of The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt opens with a detailed description of President Roosevelt greeting guests on New Year’s Day of what year?
(a) 1907.
(b) 1892.
(c) 1914.
(d) 1911.

5. What was the name of the second nature book that Theodore Roosevelt published while he was still enrolled in college?
(a) The Summer Birds of the Adirondacks.
(b) Some of the Birds of Oyster Bay.
(c) Hunting Tips of a Ranchman.
(d) A Biography of Gouveneur Morris.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the highest mountain in Maine that Theodore Roosevelt set out to climb in his junior year of college?

2. What university did Theodore Roosevelt attend?

3. What author is cited in the Prologue as having been a fan of Theodore Roosevelt’s and who called him “delightful”?

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

(see the answer key)

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