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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Portland, Maine.
(b) Beaverton, Maine.
(c) Island Falls, Maine.
(d) Lost Island, Maine.

3. Who did Theodore Roosevelt meet aboard a ship bound for England in the winter of 1886, who later introduced Roosevelt to many English dignitaries?
(a) George Edmunds.
(b) Henry Cabot Lodge.
(c) Abram Hewitt.
(d) Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice.

4. The Prologue of The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt opens with a detailed description of President Roosevelt greeting guests on New Year’s Day of what year?
(a) 1914.
(b) 1892.
(c) 1907.
(d) 1911.

5. What was the cause of death of Alice Roosevelt following the death of her and Theodore’s daughter, Alice Lee Roosevelt?
(a) A brain aneurysm.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Bright’s disease.
(d) Crohn’s disease.

6. Who wrote “The Saga of King Olaf”?
(a) Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
(b) Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
(c) Edith Wharton.
(d) Mark Twain.

7. When was Theodore Roosevelt’s daughter Alice Lee Roosevelt born?
(a) October 28, 1881.
(b) February 12, 1884.
(c) October 27, 1858.
(d) January 14, 1883.

8. Who was elected as Speaker in the New York Assembly in 1881 and 1882?
(a) Isaac Hunt.
(b) Benjamin Harrison.
(c) George Edmunds.
(d) Charles Patterson.

9. What did Theodore Roosevelt change the name of his estate at Oyster Bay to after the death of his wife Alice?
(a) Magenta Lee.
(b) Sagamore Hill.
(c) Leeholm.
(d) Elk Horn.

10. What was Grover Cleveland’s position when he served a summons to speak with Theodore Roosevelt in Albany in 1883?
(a) President of the United States.
(b) Mayor of New York City.
(c) Senator of New York.
(d) Governor of New York.

11. Who became the primary caretaker of Theodore Roosevelt’s daughter Alice following the death of his first wife?
(a) Sarah Roosevelt.
(b) Bamie Roosevelt.
(c) Henry Cabot Lodge.
(d) Mittie Roosevelt.

12. In how many of his seven subjects did Theodore Roosevelt earn honors at the completion of his freshman year in college?
(a) 7.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

13. When Theodore Roosevelt returned Albany to the Republican Convention of 1884, he led the independents for what candidate?
(a) George Edmunds.
(b) Titus Sheard.
(c) Grover Cleveland.
(d) James G. Blaine.

14. What book did Theodore Roosevelt publish in 1885 about his experiences in the Dakotas?
(a) Some of the Birds of Oyster Bay.
(b) Hunting Tips of a Ranchman.
(c) The Summer Birds of the Adirondacks.
(d) A Biography of Gouveneur Morris.

15. In 1883-1884, the topic of the New York Elevated railroad arose and Roosevelt supported a measure to lower the fare from 10 cents to how much?
(a) 5 cents.
(b) 3 cents.
(c) 8 cents.
(d) 2 cents.

Short Answer Questions

1. In investigating corruption in the case of the Manhattan Elevated Railroad and the City of New York, Theodore Roosevelt’s findings demanded further investigation of what two individuals in 1881-1882?

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”?

3. What was the name of Alice Lee’s father?

4. In what year did Theodore Roosevelt graduate magna cum laude from college?

5. Who won the Presidential election in 1884?

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