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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, “The Cyclone Assemblyman”.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In investigating corruption in the case of the Manhattan Elevated Railroad and the City of New York, Theodore Roosevelt’s findings demanded further investigation of what two individuals in 1881-1882?
(a) Judge Jasper and Attorney General Swift.
(b) Judge Westbrook and Attorney General Ward.
(c) Judge Williamson and Attorney General Smith.
(d) Charles Patterson and Judge Anderson.

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

4. 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) “Hello!”’
(b) “Delighted!”
(c) “Ciao!”
(d) “Good to meet you!”

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. While on his spring tour honeymoon of Europe with his wife Alice, Theodore Roosevelt learned of whose assassination?

2. In how many of his seven subjects did Theodore Roosevelt earn honors at the completion of his freshman year in college?

3. At what address did the Roosevelt family live when Theodore Roosevelt was born?

4. As a New York State Assemblyman, what nickname did Theodore Roosevelt gain for his habit of striking down the bills of others while drafting little legislation of his own?

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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