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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. On what date does the author describe Theodore Roosevelt breaking into the executive mansion in Albany rather than waking his family in Chapter 27, “The Boy Governor”?
(a) February 15, 1898.
(b) February 12, 1899.
(c) October 28, 1899.
(d) January 1, 1899.

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

5. Who were the other Civil Service Commissioners alongside Theodore Roosevelt?
(a) George Edmunds and James Thomas.
(b) Peter Hart and John James Wilson.
(c) Charles Lyman and Hugh S. Thompson.
(d) James G. Blaine and William McKinley.

6. 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) February 15, 1898.
(c) July 3, 1901.
(d) May 4, 1901.

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

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

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

10. Who did Theodore Roosevelt succeed as Governor of New York?
(a) Frank S. Black.
(b) Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice.
(c) Henry Cabot Lodge.
(d) Benjamin Harrison.

11. 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) Secretary of the Navy.
(c) Assistant Secretary of the Army.
(d) Assistant Secretary of the Marines.

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

13. 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 Ohio.
(b) The USS Maine.
(c) The USS Iowa.
(d) The USS Pennsylvania.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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”?

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. What hunter-conservationist organization did Theodore Roosevelt found in 1887?

4. When they arrived in Cuba, the Rough Riders marched past the 1st Infantry Division commanded by what Civil War veteran and Geronimo fighter?

5. How many other men also served as New York City Police Commissioners at the same time as Theodore Roosevelt?

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