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

2. What university did Theodore Roosevelt attend?
(a) Rutgers University.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) Yale University.
(d) Brown University.

3. Theodore Roosevelt, Senior received an appointment as Collector of Customs to the Port of New York by what U.S. President?
(a) Grover Cleveland.
(b) Rutherford B. Hayes.
(c) William McKinley.
(d) James Garfield.

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

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) A Biography of Gouveneur Morris.
(c) Hunting Tips of a Ranchman.
(d) Some of the Birds of Oyster Bay.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Theodore Roosevelt’s mother?

2. 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?

3. By what nickname was Theodore Roosevelt’s sister, Anna Roosevelt, known?

4. Who wrote “The Saga of King Olaf”?

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

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