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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3 Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Truman referred to as the "Senator from Pendergast" instead of the "Senator from Missouri"?
(a) He was originally elected from the state of Pendergast
(b) He was born in Pendergast, MO
(c) He is related to the large Pendergast family
(d) Because of his association with the political boss Tom Pendergast

2. Which of Roosevelt's policies did Truman support the most enthusiastically?
(a) The Old Deal
(b) The New Deal
(c) The Pentagon Papers
(d) The X-Files

3. When Roosevelt announces in 1944 that he will run for the fourth term as President, how many terms were Presidents allowed to serve?
(a) Ten
(b) There was no constitutional limit to the number of times a President could serve
(c) Two
(d) Four

4. Which of Truman's commanders was the most unreasonable and was disliked the most by Truman?
(a) Marshall
(b) Jacobson
(c) Pershing
(d) Klemm

5. Whose photographs does Harry carry in his uniform pocket during the entire war?
(a) His father, his dog and Bess
(b) Bess, Mary Jane and his mother.
(c) His dog, his cat and Bess
(d) His mother, Bess and another girlfriend

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Truman's men move their equipment around France?

2. What was the attitude of the townspeople of Independence towards people of color?

3. Who was the Vice President of the United States under Roosevelt in 1943?

4. Why is Chapter 2 entitled "Model Boy?"

5. According to his letters to Bess, what part of Truman's command duties did he dislike the most?

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