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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. During Theodore Roosevelt’s term as Governor of New York, Mrs. Bellamy Storer solicited him in the help of having what close friend be made a Cardinal?
(a) John Ireland.
(b) George Paul.
(c) Frank Hatton.
(d) Thomas Hart Benton.

3. During what years did William McKinley serve as President of the United States?
(a) 1888-1892.
(b) 1867-1873.
(c) 1901-1903.
(d) 1897-1901.

4. In attempting to handle his alcoholic brother, Theodore Roosevelt brought his brother back from France and dropped a suit of insanity on the condition that his brother agreed to do what?
(a) Turn himself into legal authorities.
(b) Move to the west coast.
(c) Enter a rehabilitation hospital.
(d) Divorce his wife.

5. Theodore Roosevelt was returning from a climb to the summit of what mountain when a park ranger brought him a telegram informing him of the President’s deteriorating condition, according to the author in the Epilogue?
(a) Mount Everest.
(b) Mount McKinley.
(c) Mount Marcy.
(d) Mount Jackson.

6. What term refers to the practice where a political party, after winning an election, gives government jobs to its voters as a reward for working toward victory?
(a) A spoils system.
(b) A commerce system.
(c) A ratchet system.
(d) A bias system.

7. On what date was Theodore Roosevelt nominated as the Republican candidate for New York Governor?
(a) September 17, 1898.
(b) August 8, 1898.
(c) February 15, 1898.
(d) August 14, 1894.

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

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

10. The Chicago World's Fair was a World's Fair held in 1893 to celebrate what?
(a) The 400th anniversary of Columbus’ arrival in the New World.
(b) The 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
(c) The 50th anniversary of the Revolutionary War.
(d) The 200th anniversary of Jamestown Colony.

11. In his role as New York City Police Commissioner, Theodore Roosevelt enlisted the aid of reporters from what publication?
(a) The Washington Post.
(b) The New York Globe.
(c) The New York Post.
(d) The New York Times.

12. 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?
(a) Benjamin Harrison.
(b) James G. Blaine.
(c) William McKinley.
(d) Andrew Parker.

13. As New York City Police Commissioner, one of Roosevelt's most effective means of rooting out corruption proved to be his own night patrols. The first night, he warned how many delinquent officers of repercussions, according to the author in “Chapter 19, “The Biggest Man in New York”?
(a) 5.
(b) 9.
(c) 10.
(d) 6.

14. How many volumes comprised The Winning of the West by Theodore Roosevelt?
(a) 2.
(b) 10.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 17, “The Dear Old Beloved Brother” the author describes one final act of President Harrison, which was what?

2. What was the name of the woman who blackmailed the Roosevelt family for money, claiming she was pregnant with Theodore’s brother’s child?

3. Spain declared war on the U.S. over Cuba on what date?

4. What was the name of Theodore Roosevelt’s brother who suffered from alcoholism?

5. When did the Navy’s battleship explode in Havana Harbor during Roosevelt’s post as Assistant Secretary of the Navy?

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