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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. Where was Theodore Roosevelt’s mother from?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Wisconsin.

2. Theodore Roosevelt built a ranch in the Dakota Territory named Elk Horn. This ranch was located 35 miles from what boomtown?
(a) Medora, North Dakota.
(b) Minot, North Dakota.
(c) Fargo, North Dakota.
(d) Bismarck, North Dakota.

3. In the winter when Theodore Roosevelt was wooing Alice Lee, he took a vacation to what location in Maine, according to the author in Chapter 4, “The Swell in the Dog-Cart”?
(a) Island Falls, Maine.
(b) Beaverton, Maine.
(c) Lost Island, Maine.
(d) Portland, Maine.

4. What was the name of the woman who blackmailed the Roosevelt family for money, claiming she was pregnant with Theodore’s brother’s child?
(a) Katy Mann.
(b) Edith Carow.
(c) Alice Lee.
(d) Sarah Smith.

5. What refers to a levy on the unimproved value of land only?
(a) Land immunity tax.
(b) Land value tax.
(c) Land levy accordance.
(d) Personal value tax.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who beat Theodore Roosevelt for the position of Speaker of the New York State Assembly in 1884?

2. When was Maria Longworth Nichols Storer born?

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

4. What was Grover Cleveland’s position when he served a summons to speak with Theodore Roosevelt in Albany in 1883?

5. When was Theodore Roosevelt’s daughter Alice Lee Roosevelt born?

(see the answer key)

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