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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who beat Theodore Roosevelt for the position of Speaker of the New York State Assembly in 1884?
(a) Henry Cabot Lodge.
(b) George Edmunds.
(c) James G. Blaine.
(d) Titus Sheard.

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

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

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

6. The author describes an incident in Liverpool when Theodore Roosevelt was turned down by a vendor when he went to purchase what substance in Chapter 2, “The Mind, but Not the Body”?
(a) Cannabis.
(b) Arsenic.
(c) Morphine.
(d) Formaldehyde.

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

8. 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.

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

10. 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?
(a) Judge Williamson and Attorney General Smith.
(b) Charles Patterson and Judge Anderson.
(c) Judge Jasper and Attorney General Swift.
(d) Judge Westbrook and Attorney General Ward.

11. When Theodore Roosevelt first took his friends from Maine to his Elk Horn ranch in the Dakotas, he enjoyed much success as a hunter, even killing what?
(a) A mountain lion.
(b) A buffalo.
(c) A grizzly bear.
(d) An elk.

12. When Theodore Roosevelt took up sporting with hounds in 1885, he injured himself where on his first trip out?
(a) His hip.
(b) His neck.
(c) His shoulder.
(d) His knee.

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

14. Where did Theodore and Alice Roosevelt retreat for the month of July as construction continued on Roosevelt’s mansion at Oyster Bay, according to the author in Chapter 7, “The Fighting Cock”?
(a) Brighton Beach, New York.
(b) Richfield Springs, New York.
(c) The Pyramid Park Hotel.
(d) Coney Island, New York.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What name did Theodore Roosevelt plan to give to the estate that he built on Long Island for Alice Lee?

2. What was the name of Theodore Roosevelt’s wife when he held the office of United States President?

3. How long after the death of his wife and mother did Theodore Roosevelt return to Albany?

4. 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?

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

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