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

2. What ship did Truman take to the Potsdam conference?
(a) The USS United States
(b) The Titanic
(c) The George Washington
(d) The Augusta

3. Where did the Truman family live until the Roosevelt family departed the White House?
(a) Independence, MO
(b) Blair House, Washington DC
(c) Key West, FL
(d) New York, New York

4. What major personal events occur for Harry Truman in Chapter 5?
(a) He gets married and his daughter is born
(b) He is divorced from his first wife and moves to Kansas City
(c) He is forced to undergo a paternity test
(d) He is ordained as a preacher and married

5. What happened to the President's normal work when he was on the campaign trail?
(a) Bess took care of it
(b) It continued as before from Truman's desk on the train
(c) His staff collected all the papers and held them until he arrived home
(d) The vice president handled everything

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who were Truman's lifelong heroes?

3. Who was the leader of the Progressive Party who was in competition with the Democrats and Republicans in the 1948 election?

4. What job does Truman take between his judgeships?

5. What was Barkley's "prop-stop" campaign?

(see the answer key)

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