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

2. Why is Chapter 2 entitled "Model Boy?"
(a) Harry S. Truman was an excellent student, great friend, faithful son, never in trouble, industrious and kind.
(b) Harry S. Truman's mother was a world famous model
(c) Harry S. Truman liked to build airplane models
(d) Harry S. Truman was a child actor

3. How many people did the bomb actually kill in Hiroshima?
(a) Two million
(b) 200,000
(c) 2000
(d) None

4. What part of Truman's past most concerned the Democratic Party for the campaign?
(a) His past farming duties
(b) His connection with the Freemasons
(c) The fact Bess Truman's father committed suicide
(d) His connection with Boss Pendergast

5. In later years, how does Harry describe his childhood?
(a) One misery after another
(b) He could not remember his chidlhood
(c) filled with poverty and need
(d) The happiest imaginable

Short Answer Questions

1. How did young Harry Truman like to occupy his time?

2. How many months had Truman been President before both Germany and Japan surrendered?

3. Who won WWI?

4. Who was President of the USA during World War I?

5. Which state turned the tide towards Truman at the convention?

(see the answer key)

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