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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 does Truman appoint as his Secretary of State?
(a) Jimmy Byrnes
(b) Henry Wallace
(c) Robert E. Lee
(d) Teddy Roosevelt

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

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

4. Who was in charge of the Soviet Union when Truman became President?
(a) Gorbachev
(b) Hitler
(c) Josef Stalin
(d) Kruschev

5. Who was the leader of the Progressive Party who was in competition with the Democrats and Republicans in the 1948 election?
(a) Charlie Ross
(b) Margaret Truman
(c) Henry Wallace
(d) Andrew Jackson

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the yearly salary for Truman's job as presiding judge?

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

4. Which country becomes a focal point of disagreement between USA and the Soviets?

5. Who did Truman choose to accompany him to meet the train bearing Roosevelt's body?

(see the answer key)

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