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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Theodore Roosevelt, Senior received an appointment as Collector of Customs to the Port of New York by what U.S. President?
(a) William McKinley.
(b) Rutherford B. Hayes.
(c) Grover Cleveland.
(d) James Garfield.

2. 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 transportation system.
(b) New York City’s ports.
(c) New York City’s policemen.
(d) New York City's aldermen.

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

4. In 1886, Roosevelt ran as the Republican candidate for mayor of New York City, portraying himself as what persona?
(a) “The Cowboy of the Dakotas.”
(b) “The Future President.”
(c) “The Cowboy of the Ivy League.”
(d) “The Rancher Professor.”

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

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

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

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

9. When was the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act established?
(a) 1888.
(b) 1885.
(c) 1883.
(d) 1895.

10. When Theodore Roosevelt first arrived in Albany as an assemblyman, he was compared by his fellow assemblyman to what contemporary writer of the time?
(a) Rudyard Kipling.
(b) Oscar Wilde.
(c) Edgar Allan Poe.
(d) Mark Twain.

11. What book did Theodore Roosevelt publish in 1885 about his experiences in the Dakotas?
(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.

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

13. 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) The Pyramid Park Hotel.
(c) Lang’s cabin.
(d) The Clemson Tavern.

14. 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) The Summer Birds of the Adirondacks.
(c) Hunting Tips of a Ranchman.
(d) Some of the Birds of Oyster Bay.

15. How old was future first lady Eleanor Roosevelt at the time of Ulysses Grant’s funeral?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 10 months.
(d) 5 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Theodore Roosevelt meet aboard a ship bound for England in the winter of 1886, who later introduced Roosevelt to many English dignitaries?

2. Who won the election for the Mayor of New York in 1886?

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

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

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

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