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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) Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
(b) Mark Twain.
(c) Edith Wharton.
(d) Rudyard Kipling.

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

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

4. What new hobby did Theodore Roosevelt undertake in 1870?
(a) Tennis.
(b) Photography.
(c) Golfing.
(d) Taxidermy.

5. Where did Theodore Roosevelt live while he studied in college?
(a) Mrs. Rothwild’s Boarding House.
(b) Mrs. Anderson’s Boarding House.
(c) Mrs. Richardson's Boarding House.
(d) Mrs. Peters’ Boarding House.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author describes an incident in Liverpool when Theodore Roosevelt was turned down by a vendor when he went to purchase what substance in Chapter 2, “The Mind, but Not the Body”?

2. What name did Theodore Roosevelt plan to give to the estate that he built on Long Island for Alice Lee?

3. 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?

4. Who wrote “The Saga of King Olaf”?

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

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