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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 28, “The Man of Destiny”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Theodore Roosevelt’s ancestry has been described as half Irish and half what?
(a) English.
(b) Dutch.
(c) Spanish.
(d) French.

2. On what date was Theodore Roosevelt nominated as the Republican candidate for New York Governor?
(a) February 15, 1898.
(b) August 8, 1898.
(c) September 17, 1898.
(d) August 14, 1894.

3. Theodore Roosevelt became president of the board of New York City Police Commissioners in what year?
(a) 1899.
(b) 1895.
(c) 1893.
(d) 1897.

4. In his role as New York City Police Commissioner, Theodore Roosevelt enlisted the aid of reporters from what publication?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) The Washington Post.
(c) The New York Globe.
(d) The New York Post.

5. When was the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act established?
(a) 1888.
(b) 1883.
(c) 1885.
(d) 1895.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Theodore Roosevelt’s mother die of on the same day that his wife died?

2. What author is mentioned in the Prologue as having remarked negatively about President Theodore Roosevelt’s methodologies and called him “insane”?

3. What local tycoon and Frenchmen challenged Theodore Roosevelt’s newest land claim in the Dakotas, according to the author in Chapter 11, “The Cowboy of the Present”?

4. Who were the other Civil Service Commissioners alongside Theodore Roosevelt?

5. Who was the Secretary of the Navy when Theodore Roosevelt was appointed Assistant Secretary?

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