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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. 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”?
(a) Frank Hatton.
(b) Seth Bullock.
(c) George Paul.
(d) George Edmunds.

2. What author is mentioned in the Prologue as having remarked negatively about President Theodore Roosevelt’s methodologies and called him “insane”?
(a) Mark Twain.
(b) Edgar Allan Poe.
(c) Rudyard Kipling.
(d) Edith Wharton.

3. 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) “Hello!”’
(b) “Ciao!”
(c) “Delighted!”
(d) “Good to meet you!”

4. On what date did Theodore Roosevelt’s brother die?
(a) September 13, 1887.
(b) December 7, 1892.
(c) December 2, 1886.
(d) August 14, 1894.

5. On October 28, 1881, Theodore Roosevelt gained a nomination for state senate at what age?
(a) 23.
(b) 26.
(c) 29.
(d) 25.

Short Answer Questions

1. As a New York State Assemblyman, what nickname did Theodore Roosevelt gain for his habit of striking down the bills of others while drafting little legislation of his own?

2. Theodore Roosevelt began his trip to the Dakota Territory at a rough hotel along the banks of what river, according to the author in Chapter 8, “The Dude from New York”?

3. What was the cause of death of Alice Roosevelt following the death of her and Theodore’s daughter, Alice Lee Roosevelt?

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

5. When was Maria Longworth Nichols Storer born?

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