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

2. Who did Theodore Roosevelt meet at a party that suggested Roosevelt accompany him to Dakota, according to the author in Chapter 7, “The Fighting Cock”?
(a) Commander James Smith.
(b) Commander H. H. Gorringe.
(c) Commander Isaac Hunt.
(d) Commander Charles Patterson.

3. What term refers to the widely held belief that American settlers were destined to expand across the continent?
(a) Manifest Destiny.
(b) Indian Removal.
(c) Individual Right.
(d) Personal Utopia.

4. 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”?
(a) Isaac Hunt.
(b) Titus Sheard.
(c) John Hay.
(d) Joe Ferris.

5. With the aid of what U.S. Army Colonel did Theodore Roosevelt assemble volunteers to form the First U.S. Volunteer Cavalry Regiment?
(a) George Edmunds.
(b) Thomas Hart Benton.
(c) James G. Blaine.
(d) Leonard Wood.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Civil Service Commissioner, Theodore Roosevelt confronted what potentially crooked Postmaster General in Milwaukee, according to the author in Chapter 16, “The Silver-Plated Reform Commissioner”?

2. When was The Naval War of 1812 originally published?

3. Where did Theodore Roosevelt live while he studied in college?

4. Who won the Presidential election in 1884?

5. Maria Longworth Nichols Storer was the founder of what American ceramics company?

(see the answer key)

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