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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Henry George born?
(a) 1839.
(b) 1829.
(c) 1891.
(d) 1815.

2. On what date was Theodore Roosevelt born?
(a) October 28, 1881.
(b) February 12, 1840.
(c) October 21, 1841.
(d) October 27, 1858.

3. What was the first work that Theodore Roosevelt published following his first year at college?
(a) The Summer Birds of the Adirondacks.
(b) Some of the Birds of Oyster Bay.
(c) Hunting Tips of a Ranchman.
(d) A Biography of Gouveneur Morris.

4. Who won the election for the Mayor of New York in 1886?
(a) Abram Hewitt.
(b) Henry Cabot Lodge.
(c) Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice.
(d) George Edmunds.

5. 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) Island Falls, Maine.
(c) Lost Island, Maine.
(d) Beaverton, Maine.

6. When Theodore Roosevelt returned to Medora in August of 1885, he found who in jail for murder?
(a) Antoine Amedee Marie.
(b) James G. Blaine.
(c) Henry Cabot Lodge.
(d) George Edmunds.

7. 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) Brooklyn.
(b) Park Avenue.
(c) Madison Avenue.
(d) 123rd Street.

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

9. Who won the Presidential election in 1884?
(a) Grover Cleveland.
(b) Titus Sheard.
(c) Henry Cabot Lodge.
(d) George Edmunds.

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

11. What physical ailment frequently caused problems for Theodore Roosevelt during his childhood?
(a) Asthma.
(b) Crohn’s disease.
(c) Epilepsy.
(d) Autism.

12. What author is cited in the Prologue as having been a fan of Theodore Roosevelt’s and who called him “delightful”?
(a) Edith Wharton.
(b) Rudyard Kipling.
(c) Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
(d) Mark Twain.

13. By what nickname was Theodore Roosevelt’s sister, Anna Roosevelt, known?
(a) “Bamie.”
(b) “Ellie.”
(c) “Missy.”
(d) “Mittie.”

14. In Chapter 9, “The Honorable Gentleman,” the author states that Theodore Roosevelt succeeded in pushing three pieces of legislations through, including a reform of what?
(a) New York City’s policemen.
(b) New York City’s ports.
(c) New York City’s transportation system.
(d) New York City's aldermen.

15. Who did Theodore Roosevelt visit in Boston after buying Elk Horn ranch in the Dakotas, according to the author in Chapter 11, “The Cowboy of the Present”?
(a) Titus Sheard.
(b) Henry Cabot Lodge.
(c) George Edmunds.
(d) James G. Blaine.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act established?

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

3. Theodore Roosevelt married Alice Lee on his birthday. How old did he turn on that day?

4. 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”?

5. At what time does the author describe Theodore Roosevelt as having concluded his hours of handshaking on New Year’s Day in the book’s Prologue?

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