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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What was the name of the Navy’s battleship that exploded in Havana Harbor during Roosevelt’s post as Assistant Secretary of the Navy?
(a) The USS Iowa.
(b) The USS Pennsylvania.
(c) The USS Maine.
(d) The USS Ohio.

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

5. Theodore Roosevelt appeared in a minor role at the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893 on behalf of what organization?
(a) The National Commission for Ecology.
(b) The Western Frontier Society.
(c) The Boone and Crockett Club.
(d) The Audubon Society.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the Rough Riders receive their horses and equipment for training and preparation during the Spanish-American War?

2. Where was Maria Longworth Nichols Storer from?

3. 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?

4. Where did Theodore Roosevelt, as Assistant Secretary to the Navy, deliver an inciting speech speaking against Japan's presence in the Pacific?

5. Theodore Roosevelt became president of the board of New York City Police Commissioners in what year?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whose help did Theodore Roosevelt solicit to help him attain the position of Assistant Secretary of the Navy in Chapter 21, “The Glorious Retreat”?

2. Who won the Presidential election in 1896? How was Theodore Roosevelt affected, according to the author in Chapter 21, “The Glorious Retreat”?

3. What problems arose concerning Elliott Roosevelt in Chapter 17, “The Dear Old Beloved Brother”?

4. How did Theodore Roosevelt respond to the deployment to Cuba in Chapter 25, “The Wolf Rising in the Heart”? Where did the Rough Riders land?

5. How are “Civil Service” and the “spoils system” defined? How did they concern Theodore Roosevelt in Chapter 16, “The Silver-Plated Reform Commissioner”?

6. How does the author describe Theodore Roosevelt’s time in Florida in Chapter 24, “The Rough Rider”? When did Theodore Roosevelt deploy for Cuba?

7. How did Theodore Roosevelt go about tackling civil service reform, according to the author in Chapter 16, “The Silver-Plated Reform Commissioner”?

8. How does the author describe the men of the Rough Riders in Chapter 24, “The Rough Rider”?

9. Who was Roosevelt’s primary adversary during his appointment as Police Commissioner? How is their conflict described in Chapter 20, “The Snake in the Grass”?

10. How is the New York Police Commission described prior to Roosevelt’s appointment in Chapter 19, “The Biggest Man in New York”?

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