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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Isaac Hunt’s home.
(b) Lang’s cabin.
(c) The Clemson Tavern.
(d) The Pyramid Park Hotel.

2. What is the highest mountain in Maine that Theodore Roosevelt set out to climb in his junior year of college?
(a) Mount Harrison.
(b) Mount Ozark.
(c) Mount McKinley.
(d) Mount Katahdin.

3. Where did Roosevelt retreat after bribes were placed to block the impeachment of a Superior Court Judge that Roosevelt investigated, according to the author in Chapter 6, “The Cyclone Assemblyman”?
(a) Richfield Springs, New York.
(b) Coney Island, New York.
(c) Brighton Beach, New York.
(d) Oyster Bay, New York.

4. What friends from Maine did Theodore Roosevelt hire to manage his new ranch Elk Horn in the Dakotas?
(a) Joe Ferris and George Edmunds.
(b) Isaac Hunt and Joe Ferris.
(c) Bill Sewall and Wilmot Dow.
(d) Titus Sheard and James G. Blaine.

5. Who did Theodore Roosevelt become friends with during his early career as an assemblyman, who became Roosevelt’s first ally?
(a) Charles Patterson.
(b) George Edmunds.
(c) Seth Bullock.
(d) Isaac Hunt.

6. 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”?
(a) James G. Blaine.
(b) Titus Sheard.
(c) Henry Cabot Lodge.
(d) Antoine Amedee Marie.

7. Where did Theodore Roosevelt enroll to study law after his first marriage?
(a) Columbia School of Law.
(b) Princeton School of Law.
(c) Harvard School of Law.
(d) Yale School of Law.

8. What university did Theodore Roosevelt attend?
(a) Brown University.
(b) Rutgers University.
(c) Yale University.
(d) Harvard University.

9. What was the name of the second nature book that Theodore Roosevelt published while he was still enrolled in college?
(a) Hunting Tips of a Ranchman.
(b) A Biography of Gouveneur Morris.
(c) Some of the Birds of Oyster Bay.
(d) The Summer Birds of the Adirondacks.

10. 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?
(a) “Whippersnapper Assemblyman.”
(b) “Wunderkind Assemblyman.”
(c) “Ivy League Assemblyman.”
(d) “Cyclone Assemblyman.”

11. Who were the cattle thieves suspected of stealing Roosevelt’s boat at Elk Horn ranch that Roosevelt tracked down?
(a) Williams and his gang.
(b) Finnegan and his gang.
(c) Butcher and his gang.
(d) Cassidy and his gang.

12. In the beginning of Chapter 9, “The Honorable Gentleman,” the author describes Theodore Roosevelt returning to Albany to serve his what term as assemblyman?
(a) His fifth term.
(b) His second term.
(c) His third term.
(d) His fourth term.

13. In the Dakota Territory, Roosevelt enjoyed celebrity status for his capture of the cattle thieves who stole his boat. He was then asked to give a speech at a political celebration in what town on July 4, according to the author in Chapter 13, “The Long Arm of the Law”?
(a) Westport.
(b) Dickinson.
(c) Winley.
(d) Jamestown.

14. Following the death of his wife and mother, Theodore Roosevelt sold his house and his mother’s and moved his daughter and her caretaker to a smaller place located where in New York City?
(a) Park Avenue.
(b) Madison Avenue.
(c) 123rd Street.
(d) Brooklyn.

15. What term refers to the widely held belief that American settlers were destined to expand across the continent?
(a) Manifest Destiny.
(b) Indian Removal.
(c) Individual Right.
(d) Personal Utopia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Theodore Roosevelt change the name of his estate at Oyster Bay to after the death of his wife Alice?

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. 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?

4. When was Henry George born?

5. When Theodore Roosevelt returned to New York from the Dakotas in 1885-1886, a publisher contracted him to write a biography of whom?

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