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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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) Caravano.
(b) Callahan.
(c) Smithson.
(d) Gandolfini.

4. 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) George Paul.
(b) Seth Bullock.
(c) George Edmunds.
(d) Frank Hatton.

5. How much money did the woman demand who claimed she was illegitimately pregnant with Theodore Roosevelt’s brother?
(a) $5,000.
(b) $10,000.
(c) $1,000.
(d) $20,000.

6. 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?
(a) Elihu Root.
(b) William Strong.
(c) George Paul.
(d) Andrew Parker.

7. With the aid of what U.S. Army Colonel did Theodore Roosevelt assemble volunteers to form the First U.S. Volunteer Cavalry Regiment?
(a) Leonard Wood.
(b) George Edmunds.
(c) Thomas Hart Benton.
(d) James G. Blaine.

8. What was the name of Theodore Roosevelt’s brother who suffered from alcoholism?
(a) James Roosevelt.
(b) Elliott Roosevelt.
(c) Paul Roosevelt.
(d) Andrew Roosevelt.

9. When Theodore Roosevelt’s nomination for Republican candidate for New York Governor passed, who sent him a letter of congratulations, according to the author in Chapter 26, “The Most Famous Man in America”?
(a) William McKinley.
(b) Benjamin Harrison.
(c) William Strong.
(d) Gouveneur Morris.

10. On what date was Theodore Roosevelt III born?
(a) December 2, 1886.
(b) October 28, 1881.
(c) September 13, 1887.
(d) February 12, 1884.

11. 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) Andrew Parker.
(b) James G. Blaine.
(c) William Strong.
(d) Benjamin Harrison.

12. 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) October 28, 1899.
(b) January 1, 1899.
(c) February 12, 1899.
(d) February 15, 1898.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who, along with William Tiffany, donated to the Rough Riders two Colt Machine Guns that cost $7,500 each?

2. 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?

3. Who was the Mayor of New York City from 1895 to 1897?

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

5. After landing in Cuba, Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders joined an excruciating seven-mile hike to what town?

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