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

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

3. What was Barkley's "prop-stop" campaign?
(a) It refers to the time in his campaign when his plane's propellor fell off
(b) The propellor pin he wore on his suit lapel during the campaign
(c) Barkley's habit of propping himself against a bar to deliver speeches
(d) A trip the VP candidate took by airplane that was similar to the railway tour the President was making.

4. What is the number one recommendation from the S-1 Interim Committee to Truman?
(a) Never use the bomb
(b) Use the bomb against Germany
(c) The bomb should be used against Japan as soon as possible
(d) Give the bomb to Africa

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the nicknames for the divisions in the Missouri Democratic Party?

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

3. What was the name of President Truman's custom built railway car?

4. Where did the Truman family live until the Roosevelt family departed the White House?

5. In November of 1930, something happened to Margaret Truman. What was it?

(see the answer key)

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