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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. At their meeting in August of 1944, what did Roosevelt give to Truman to give to his wife and daughter?
(a) Custom dresses from New York
(b) Rosebuds
(c) Orange black tea
(d) Autographed photos of himself

2. What was an overriding concern for Truman in his early years as a Senator in Washington?
(a) Getting caught with another woman
(b) Personal finances
(c) Margaret's behavior in public
(d) Hiring a maid for his house

3. How many months had Truman been President before both Germany and Japan surrendered?
(a) One
(b) Three
(c) Six
(d) Four

4. What was Truman's primary goal of the Potsdam Conference?
(a) To tell the other countries about the atom bomb
(b) To see Europe for free
(c) To find an excuse to use the atom bomb
(d) To get Stalin to commit to entering the war against Japan

5. What political party did Harry, his father, and most of the adults in Independence belong to?
(a) Republicans
(b) Democrats
(c) Green Party
(d) Whigs

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Truman think was a damaging move by Roosevelt?

2. How many people did Oppenheimer estimate the bomb would kill?

3. Where was the American's atom bomb tested?

4. How much weight did Harry Truman lose in the years in France?

5. On what charge was Tom Pendergast arrested, convicted and jailed?

(see the answer key)

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