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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. On what date did President McKinley die of gangrene from his bullet wounds?
(a) September 6, 1901.
(b) July 3, 1901.
(c) September 14, 1901.
(d) September 2, 1901.

3. 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) 6.
(c) 9.
(d) 10.

4. 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) Cowboys from the West.
(c) Businessmen from the Midwest.
(d) Bankers from New York.

5. What manager of McKinley’s and Republican Senator opposed Theodore Roosevelt running as Vice President alongside McKinley in the 1900 election?
(a) Joe Ferris.
(b) Gouveneur Morris.
(c) Mark Hanna.
(d) Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice.

6. Who won the Presidential election in 1892?
(a) James G. Blaine.
(b) Grover Cleveland.
(c) Henry Cabot Lodge.
(d) Isaac Hunt.

7. Theodore Roosevelt first used the phrase “speak softly and carry a big stick” when giving a speech on what date?
(a) September 2, 1901.
(b) May 4, 1901.
(c) July 3, 1901.
(d) February 15, 1898.

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

9. 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) Andrew Parker.
(b) Benjamin Harrison.
(c) William McKinley.
(d) James G. Blaine.

10. The author estimates Theodore Roosevelt’s losses at Elk Horn ranch to be what percentage in Chapter 15, “The Literary Feller”?
(a) 25%.
(b) 65%.
(c) 90%.
(d) 10%.

11. When they arrived in Cuba, the Rough Riders marched past the 1st Infantry Division commanded by what Civil War veteran and Geronimo fighter?
(a) George Edmunds.
(b) Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice.
(c) Henry Ware Lawton.
(d) Seth Bullock.

12. 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?
(a) Gandolfini.
(b) Caravano.
(c) Smithson.
(d) Callahan.

13. Who, along with William Tiffany, donated to the Rough Riders two Colt Machine Guns that cost $7,500 each?
(a) Gouveneur Morris.
(b) Woodbury Kane.
(c) Frank Hatton.
(d) Seth Bullock.

14. Who was the first woman to be executed in the State of New York?
(a) Alice Edmunds.
(b) Edith Carow.
(c) Martha M. Place.
(d) Alice Lee.

15. Theodore Roosevelt first used the phrase “speak softly and carry a big stick” when giving a speech where?
(a) The Texas State Fair.
(b) The New York State Fair.
(c) The Chicago State Fair.
(d) The Minnesota State Fair.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many volumes comprised The Winning of the West by Theodore Roosevelt?

2. Who was the Secretary of the Navy when Theodore Roosevelt was appointed Assistant Secretary?

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

4. For how many years did Theodore Roosevelt hold the position of New York City Police Commissioner?

5. Within the Republican Party, who feared that nominating Roosevelt for New York Governor paved the way for him as future President, according to the author in Chapter 26, “The Most Famous Man in America”?

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