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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One of the items for approval of Theodore Roosevelt as Governor of New York was a measure to return money to the neediest workers in the state by taxing rising industries. What was this bill called?
(a) The Tanking bill.
(b) The Ford bill.
(c) The Anderson bill.
(d) The Jackson bill.

2. Roosevelt and his men in the Rough Riders departed Tampa for Cuba on what date?
(a) June 13, 1898.
(b) February 15, 1898.
(c) October 27, 1858.
(d) August 14, 1894.

3. For how many years did Theodore Roosevelt hold the position of New York City Police Commissioner?
(a) 2.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

4. With the aid of what U.S. Army Colonel did Theodore Roosevelt assemble volunteers to form the First U.S. Volunteer Cavalry Regiment?
(a) George Edmunds.
(b) Thomas Hart Benton.
(c) James G. Blaine.
(d) Leonard Wood.

5. Who was the Secretary of the Navy when Theodore Roosevelt was appointed Assistant Secretary?
(a) Titus Sheard.
(b) Seth Bullock.
(c) George Edmunds.
(d) John D. Long.

6. Whom did Theodore Roosevelt write a biography of during his service as New York Governor, inserting himself into much of the history according to the author in Chapter 27, “The Boy Governor”?
(a) Gouveneur Morris.
(b) Frank Hatton.
(c) Benjamin Harrison.
(d) Oliver Cromwell.

7. Who was Theodore Roosevelt’s Vice Presidential candidate in the 1904 Presidential election?
(a) Charles Fairbanks.
(b) Benjamin Harrison.
(c) George Paul.
(d) Andrew Parker.

8. On what date did Theodore Roosevelt resign from his position as Assistant Secretary of the Navy?
(a) February 15, 1898.
(b) April 23, 1898.
(c) April 25, 1898.
(d) April 19, 1898.

9. What was the name of William McKinley’s campaign manager that Theodore Roosevelt spoke with in the hopes of obtaining a position, according to the author in Chapter 21, “The Glorious Retreat”?
(a) Mark Hanna.
(b) Joe Ferris.
(c) Titus Sheard.
(d) James G. Blaine.

10. How much money did the woman demand who claimed she was illegitimately pregnant with Theodore Roosevelt’s brother?
(a) $1,000.
(b) $5,000.
(c) $20,000.
(d) $10,000.

11. Where did Theodore Roosevelt, as Assistant Secretary to the Navy, deliver an inciting speech speaking against Japan's presence in the Pacific?
(a) Sandusky, Ohio.
(b) Southport, Florida.
(c) Richmond, Virginia.
(d) Cleveland, Ohio.

12. How old was Theodore Roosevelt’s brother when he died?
(a) 29.
(b) 36.
(c) 40.
(d) 34.

13. On what date did the Rough Riders and other American troops return to New York from the Spanish-American War?
(a) August 8, 1898.
(b) July 1, 1898.
(c) February 15, 1898.
(d) August 14, 1894.

14. Thomas Collier Platt served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives during what years?
(a) 1876-1881.
(b) 1873-1877.
(c) 1869-1873.
(d) 1845-1851.

15. When was The Naval War of 1812 originally published?
(a) 1896.
(b) 1882.
(c) 1888.
(d) 1880.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the trial described in Chapter 20, “The Snake in the Grass,” Theodore Roosevelt publicly came out in support of who for the Presidential election?

2. On what date did Theodore Roosevelt marry Edith Carow?

3. How did Theodore Roosevelt’s wife Edith feel about his potential nomination of Vice President?

4. Where did Roosevelt and the Rough Riders land in Cuba during the Spanish-American War?

5. What Washington Post writer called Roosevelt a hypocrite for finding work for Shidy after the ordeal in Wisconsin, according to the author in Chapter 16, “The Silver-Plated Reform Commissioner”?

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