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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4 Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the leader of the Dixiecrats?
(a) Henry Wallace
(b) Strom Thurmond
(c) Jefferson Davis
(d) Adlai Stevenson

2. Which country becomes a focal point of disagreement between USA and the Soviets?
(a) Columbia
(b) Japan
(c) Poland
(d) Canada

3. Truman's foreign office is warning him about the after war dangers of which country?
(a) Soviet Union
(b) Argentina
(c) Mexico
(d) Japan

4. Who were Truman's lifelong heroes?
(a) Abraham Lincoln and Malcom X
(b) George Bush and Bill Clinton
(c) George Washington and Thomas Jefferson
(d) Andrew Jackson and Robert E. Lee

5. What questionable organization was Truman encouraged to join by his party?
(a) NAACP
(b) Local country club
(c) Republicans
(d) Ku Klux Klan

Short Answer Questions

1. In the extended family of the Truman household, who disciplined Margaret?

2. What is the number one recommendation from the S-1 Interim Committee to Truman?

3. What new inventions did Truman never learn to use or like?

4. Who does Truman appoint as his Secretary of State?

5. What are two traits Truman especially disliked about his fellow politicians?

(see the answer key)

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