View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The mobilization site and encampment of the Rough Riders was established where?
(a) The Minneapolis National Fair Grounds.
(b) The Los Alamos National Fair Grounds.
(c) The San Miguel International Fair Grounds.
(d) The San Antonio International Fair Grounds.

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

3. By what nickname was Thomas Collier Platt known?
(a) “The Cattle Rustler.”
(b) “Easy Boss.”
(c) “Snake in the Grass.”
(d) “Jack Black.”

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

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?
(a) Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
(b) Assistant Secretary of the Army.
(c) Assistant Secretary of the Marines.
(d) Secretary of the Navy.

6. Maria Longworth Nichols Storer was the founder of what American ceramics company?
(a) Los Alamos Pottery.
(b) Andersonville Pottery.
(c) Meinsford Pottery.
(d) Rookwood Pottery.

7. 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”?
(a) Seth Bullock.
(b) George Edmunds.
(c) Frank Hatton.
(d) George Paul.

8. 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 Jackson bill.
(c) The Ford bill.
(d) The Anderson bill.

9. Whose biography did Theodore Roosevelt begin writing at Sagamore Hill in 1887?
(a) Titus Sheard’s.
(b) James G. Blaine’s.
(c) Isaac Hunt’s.
(d) Gouveneur Morris’s.

10. What admiral of the United States Navy was best known for his victory at Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War?
(a) Thomas Hart Benton.
(b) George Dewey.
(c) Seth Bullock.
(d) George Edmunds.

11. Where did the Rough Riders receive their horses and equipment for training and preparation during the Spanish-American War?
(a) Fort Pensacola Quartermaster Depot.
(b) Fort Sam Houston’s Quartermaster Depot.
(c) Fort Little Rock Quartermaster Depot.
(d) Fort Bentonworth’s Quartermaster Depot.

12. When the Rough Riders arrived in Tampa, Florida, to prepare for departure in the Spanish-American War, who commanded the army bound for Cuba?
(a) Thomas Hart Benton.
(b) William Rufus Shafter.
(c) Joe Ferris.
(d) Frank Hatton.

13. During the Spanish-American War, Roosevelt's regiment the Rough Riders consisted of both men from Ivy League schools and whom?
(a) Native Americans from the Reservations.
(b) Businessmen from the Midwest.
(c) Cowboys from the West.
(d) Bankers from New York.

14. How many other men also served as New York City Police Commissioners at the same time as Theodore Roosevelt?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

15. Which of the New York Police Commissioners does the phrase “snake in the grass” refer to in Chapter 20, “The Snake in the Grass”?
(a) Benjamin Harrison.
(b) Andrew Parker.
(c) James G. Blaine.
(d) William Strong.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What manager of McKinley’s and Republican Senator opposed Theodore Roosevelt running as Vice President alongside McKinley in the 1900 election?

3. On what date did Theodore Roosevelt join the march for San Juan Hill in Cuba during the Spanish-American War?

4. The Chicago World's Fair was a World's Fair held in 1893 to celebrate what?

5. Who was the major mob boss who was among the first arrested for violating the Sunday Liquor Law under Roosevelt’s service as New York Police Commissioner?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 612 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample