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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. What was the name of the woman who blackmailed the Roosevelt family for money, claiming she was pregnant with Theodore’s brother’s child?
(a) Alice Lee.
(b) Katy Mann.
(c) Sarah Smith.
(d) Edith Carow.

2. What was Grover Cleveland’s position when he served a summons to speak with Theodore Roosevelt in Albany in 1883?
(a) Governor of New York.
(b) President of the United States.
(c) Senator of New York.
(d) Mayor of New York City.

3. Who won the election for the Mayor of New York in 1886?
(a) George Edmunds.
(b) Abram Hewitt.
(c) Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice.
(d) Henry Cabot Lodge.

4. 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”?
(a) George Edmunds.
(b) James G. Blaine.
(c) Titus Sheard.
(d) Henry Cabot Lodge.

5. What was the name of the horse that Theodore Roosevelt had sent to Cambridge in order to pursue his courtship of Alice Lee?
(a) Lightfoot.
(b) Black Beauty.
(c) Golden Rod.
(d) Blackie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Theodore Roosevelt’s wife when he held the office of United States President?

2. Theodore Roosevelt built a ranch in the Dakota Territory named Elk Horn. This ranch was located 35 miles from what boomtown?

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

4. In the beginning of Chapter 9, “The Honorable Gentleman,” the author describes Theodore Roosevelt returning to Albany to serve his what term as assemblyman?

5. Who was elected as Speaker in the New York Assembly in 1881 and 1882?

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