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

2. What name did Theodore Roosevelt plan to give to the estate that he built on Long Island for Alice Lee?
(a) Great Land.
(b) Stratford.
(c) White Cliff.
(d) Leeholm.

3. In how many of his seven subjects did Theodore Roosevelt earn honors at the completion of his freshman year in college?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

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

5. What was the name of Theodore Roosevelt’s wife when he held the office of United States President?
(a) Susan Elizabeth Roosevelt.
(b) Eleanor Roosevelt.
(c) Alice Lee Roosevelt.
(d) Edith Carow Roosevelt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What university did Theodore Roosevelt attend?

2. What author is mentioned in the Prologue as having remarked negatively about President Theodore Roosevelt’s methodologies and called him “insane”?

3. With what family did Theodore Roosevelt stay in Dresden when his family visited Europe, according to the author in Chapter 2, “The Mind, but Not the Body”?

4. What future Secretary of State did Theodore Roosevelt meet in September of 1870, according to the author in Chapter 2, “The Mind, but Not the Body”?

5. On what date was Theodore Roosevelt born?

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