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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. From whose brother did Theodore Roosevelt purchase the lands in the Dakota Territory that he planned to use as a cattle ranch?
(a) Joe Ferris’s.
(b) Isaac Hunt’s.
(c) James Wilson’s.
(d) Charles Patterson’s.

2. When was Henry George born?
(a) 1815.
(b) 1891.
(c) 1839.
(d) 1829.

3. What was the name of Theodore Roosevelt’s brother who suffered from alcoholism?
(a) Andrew Roosevelt.
(b) James Roosevelt.
(c) Paul Roosevelt.
(d) Elliott Roosevelt.

4. Who beat Theodore Roosevelt for the position of Speaker of the New York State Assembly in 1884?
(a) George Edmunds.
(b) James G. Blaine.
(c) Titus Sheard.
(d) Henry Cabot Lodge.

5. Before departing the Dakota Territory from his first visit, Theodore Roosevelt purchased what property to use as a cattle ranch?
(a) The Maltese Cross.
(b) The Lost Water.
(c) The Elk Horn.
(d) The Indigo Pass.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who became the primary caretaker of Theodore Roosevelt’s daughter Alice following the death of his first wife?

2. Who did Theodore Roosevelt visit in Boston after buying Elk Horn ranch in the Dakotas, according to the author in Chapter 11, “The Cowboy of the Present”?

3. Theodore Roosevelt’s first trip to the Dakota Territory began at what rough establishment described as a room full of cots in Chapter 8, “The Dude from New York”?

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

5. In attempting to handle his alcoholic brother, Theodore Roosevelt brought his brother back from France and dropped a suit of insanity on the condition that his brother agreed to do what?

(see the answer key)

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