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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, “The Delegate-at-Large”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time does the author describe Theodore Roosevelt as having concluded his hours of handshaking on New Year’s Day in the book’s Prologue?
(a) 12:00 p.m.
(b) 4:00 p.m.
(c) 3:00 p.m.
(d) 2:00 p.m.

2. What author is cited in the Prologue as having been a fan of Theodore Roosevelt’s and who called him “delightful”?
(a) Mark Twain.
(b) Edith Wharton.
(c) Rudyard Kipling.
(d) Alfred, Lord Tennyson.

3. Where did Roosevelt retreat after bribes were placed to block the impeachment of a Superior Court Judge that Roosevelt investigated, according to the author in Chapter 6, “The Cyclone Assemblyman”?
(a) Oyster Bay, New York.
(b) Coney Island, New York.
(c) Brighton Beach, New York.
(d) Richfield Springs, New York.

4. Who did Theodore Roosevelt hire as a local guide on his first trip to the Dakota Territory?
(a) John Long.
(b) Isaac Hunt.
(c) Joe Ferris.
(d) Charles Patterson.

5. Who did Theodore Roosevelt become friends with during his early career as an assemblyman, who became Roosevelt’s first ally?
(a) Seth Bullock.
(b) George Edmunds.
(c) Charles Patterson.
(d) Isaac Hunt.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1883-1884, the topic of the New York Elevated railroad arose and Roosevelt supported a measure to lower the fare from 10 cents to how much?

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

3. What new hobby did Theodore Roosevelt undertake in 1870?

4. Theodore Roosevelt began his trip to the Dakota Territory at a rough hotel along the banks of what river, according to the author in Chapter 8, “The Dude from New York”?

5. From whose brother did Theodore Roosevelt purchase the lands in the Dakota Territory that he planned to use as a cattle ranch?

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