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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. On what date did Congress pass joint resolution demanding Spanish withdrawal from Cuban?
(a) August 14, 1894.
(b) February 15, 1898.
(c) April 23, 1898.
(d) April 19, 1898.

2. What admiral of the United States Navy was best known for his victory at Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War?
(a) George Edmunds.
(b) Thomas Hart Benton.
(c) George Dewey.
(d) Seth Bullock.

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

4. When Theodore Roosevelt first visited the Dakota Territory, what location was used as his base of operations, according to the author in Chapter 8, “The Dude from New York”?
(a) The Pyramid Park Hotel.
(b) Lang’s cabin.
(c) Isaac Hunt’s home.
(d) The Clemson Tavern.

5. What trademark greeting is Theodore Roosevelt described as having used when shaking the hands of his visitors at the White House in the book’s Prologue?
(a) “Delighted!”
(b) “Ciao!”
(c) “Hello!”’
(d) “Good to meet you!”

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were the cattle thieves suspected of stealing Roosevelt’s boat at Elk Horn ranch that Roosevelt tracked down?

2. When Theodore Roosevelt first arrived in Albany as an assemblyman, he was compared by his fellow assemblyman to what contemporary writer of the time?

3. 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?

4. 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”?

5. The Chicago World's Fair was a World's Fair held in 1893 to celebrate what?

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