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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 23, “The Lieutenant Colonel”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During what years did William McKinley serve as President of the United States?
(a) 1888-1892.
(b) 1897-1901.
(c) 1901-1903.
(d) 1867-1873.

2. How many other men also served as New York City Police Commissioners at the same time as Theodore Roosevelt?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

3. In Chapter 9, “The Honorable Gentleman,” the author states that Theodore Roosevelt succeeded in pushing three pieces of legislations through, including a reform of what?
(a) New York City's aldermen.
(b) New York City’s transportation system.
(c) New York City’s ports.
(d) New York City’s policemen.

4. What was the cause of death of Alice Roosevelt following the death of her and Theodore’s daughter, Alice Lee Roosevelt?
(a) Crohn’s disease.
(b) A brain aneurysm.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Bright’s disease.

5. 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?
(a) 123rd Street.
(b) Park Avenue.
(c) Madison Avenue.
(d) Brooklyn.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Theodore Roosevelt returned Albany to the Republican Convention of 1884, he led the independents for what candidate?

2. The author describes an incident in Liverpool when Theodore Roosevelt was turned down by a vendor when he went to purchase what substance in Chapter 2, “The Mind, but Not the Body”?

3. What author befriended Theodore Roosevelt and later wrote of him that he seemed to have the energy to keep the universe spinning, according to the author in Chapter 18, “The Universe Spinner”?

4. With the aid of what U.S. Army Colonel did Theodore Roosevelt assemble volunteers to form the First U.S. Volunteer Cavalry Regiment?

5. What was the name of the woman who blackmailed the Roosevelt family for money, claiming she was pregnant with Theodore’s brother’s child?

(see the answer key)

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