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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19, “The Biggest Man in New York”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Theodore Roosevelt and Alice Lee Roosevelt settle in New York after their brief stay at the Roosevelts’ estate on Long Island after their marriage?
(a) The Pyramid Park Hotel.
(b) Richfield Springs, New York.
(c) Coney Island, New York.
(d) 6 West 57th Street.

2. Where did Theodore and Alice Roosevelt retreat for the month of July as construction continued on Roosevelt’s mansion at Oyster Bay, according to the author in Chapter 7, “The Fighting Cock”?
(a) Richfield Springs, New York.
(b) Coney Island, New York.
(c) Brighton Beach, New York.
(d) The Pyramid Park Hotel.

3. When was the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act established?
(a) 1883.
(b) 1888.
(c) 1895.
(d) 1885.

4. Who won the Presidential election in 1884?
(a) Titus Sheard.
(b) George Edmunds.
(c) Grover Cleveland.
(d) Henry Cabot Lodge.

5. What is the highest mountain in Maine that Theodore Roosevelt set out to climb in his junior year of college?
(a) Mount McKinley.
(b) Mount Harrison.
(c) Mount Katahdin.
(d) Mount Ozark.

Short Answer Questions

1. On October 28, 1881, Theodore Roosevelt gained a nomination for state senate at what age?

2. 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”?

3. What physical ailment frequently caused problems for Theodore Roosevelt during his childhood?

4. What hunter-conservationist organization did Theodore Roosevelt found in 1887?

5. While at the 1884 Republican Convention, Theodore Roosevelt learned that who planned to veto several of his bills, according to the author in Chapter 10, “The Delegate-at-Large”?

(see the answer key)

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