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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. Thomas Roosevelt’s family largely spent their summers at an estate located where?
(a) Brighton Beach, New York.
(b) Oyster Bay, New York.
(c) Coney Island, New York.
(d) Richfield Springs, New York.

2. In the beginning of Chapter 9, “The Honorable Gentleman,” the author describes Theodore Roosevelt returning to Albany to serve his what term as assemblyman?
(a) His fifth term.
(b) His fourth term.
(c) His second term.
(d) His third term.

3. Theodore Roosevelt married Alice Lee on his birthday. How old did he turn on that day?
(a) 22.
(b) 24.
(c) 25.
(d) 26.

4. The Chicago World's Fair was a World's Fair held in 1893 to celebrate what?
(a) The 200th anniversary of Jamestown Colony.
(b) The 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
(c) The 50th anniversary of the Revolutionary War.
(d) The 400th anniversary of Columbus’ arrival in the New World.

5. When Theodore Roosevelt first took his friends from Maine to his Elk Horn ranch in the Dakotas, he enjoyed much success as a hunter, even killing what?
(a) A mountain lion.
(b) A buffalo.
(c) A grizzly bear.
(d) An elk.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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”?

2. In Chapter 17, “The Dear Old Beloved Brother” the author describes one final act of President Harrison, which was what?

3. How old was future first lady Eleanor Roosevelt at the time of Ulysses Grant’s funeral?

4. Following the death of his wife and mother, Theodore Roosevelt sold his house and his mother’s and moved his daughter and her caretaker to a smaller place located where in New York City?

5. What author is cited in the Prologue as having been a fan of Theodore Roosevelt’s and who called him “delightful”?

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