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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 17, “The Dear Old Beloved Brother” the author describes one final act of President Harrison, which was what?
(a) Declaring war on Spain.
(b) Naming Hawaii as the 50th U.S. State.
(c) Recognizing Hawaii as a sovereign nation.
(d) Naming Iowa as a U.S. State.

2. Who did Theodore Roosevelt campaign for in the 1888 Presidential election?
(a) Benjamin Harrison.
(b) Thomas Hart Benton.
(c) James G. Blaine.
(d) Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice.

3. Theodore Roosevelt was appointed to the post of Assistant Secretary of the Navy in what year?
(a) 1897.
(b) 1901.
(c) 1882.
(d) 1885.

4. During what years did Thomas Collier Platt serve as a U.S. Senator?
(a) 1881, 1897-1909.
(b) 1885, 1899-1902.
(c) 1890, 1892-1894.
(d) 1882, 1884-1886.

5. What was the name of the Navy’s battleship that exploded in Havana Harbor during Roosevelt’s post as Assistant Secretary of the Navy?
(a) The USS Iowa.
(b) The USS Ohio.
(c) The USS Pennsylvania.
(d) The USS Maine.

6. The U.S. Army Colonel who helped Theodore Roosevelt form the Rough Riders formerly held what position?
(a) Assistant Attending Surgeon to the President.
(b) Secretary of Immigration Reform.
(c) Assistant Secretary of the Central Intelligence Agency.
(d) Secretary of the Federal Bureau of Investigations.

7. On what date was President McKinley shot?
(a) September 6, 1901.
(b) July 3, 1901.
(c) May 4, 1901.
(d) September 2, 1901.

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

9. On May 5, 1898, Colonel Wood set up a recruiting table for the Rough Riders next to the bar at what establishment?
(a) The Menger Hotel.
(b) The Amigo Motel.
(c) The Pyramid Park Hotel.
(d) The Patterson Tavern.

10. After landing in Cuba, Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders joined an excruciating seven-mile hike to what town?
(a) Daiquiri.
(b) Siboney.
(c) Pina del Rio.
(d) Puerto Padre.

11. How old was Theodore Roosevelt when he campaigned as the Republican candidate for New York Governor?
(a) 51.
(b) 40.
(c) 42.
(d) 45.

12. On what date did Anna Hall Roosevelt die?
(a) September 13, 1887.
(b) February 12, 1884.
(c) December 7, 1892.
(d) December 2, 1886.

13. Where was President McKinley attending an exhibition when he was shot?
(a) Cleveland, Ohio.
(b) Charleston, South Carolina.
(c) Buffalo, New York.
(d) Albany, New York.

14. As acting Secretary of the U.S. Navy, Roosevelt toured what new ship where he heard the cannons fire for the first time, according to the author in Chapter 22, “The Hot Weather Secretary”?
(a) The USS Maine.
(b) The USS Iowa.
(c) The USS Pennsylvania.
(d) The USS Ohio.

15. Theodore Roosevelt appeared in a minor role at the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893 on behalf of what organization?
(a) The Boone and Crockett Club.
(b) The National Commission for Ecology.
(c) The Audubon Society.
(d) The Western Frontier Society.

Short Answer Questions

1. Opposition to Theodore Roosevelt’s nomination for Republican candidate for New York Governor pointed out that Roosevelt held no property in the state. What legal advisor came to the rescue for Roosevelt?

2. Where was Maria Longworth Nichols Storer from?

3. Who shot President McKinley?

4. 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?

5. The author states in Chapter 21, “The Glorious Retreat” that Theodore Roosevelt entertained Mrs. Bellamy Storer on the matter of attaining an appointment in what position?

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