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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1 Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of automobile does Harry Truman first purchase?
(a) 1890 Mercedes
(b) 1929 Ford Model T
(c) 1911 Stafford
(d) 1910 Volkswagon

2. In 1841, what was considered the extreme frontier of the USA?
(a) Western Missouri
(b) Southern Georgia
(c) Vermont
(d) Western Pennsylvania

3. Harry Truman travels to see Bess in Grandview. How many miles one way is the trip?
(a) Fifty Miles
(b) Sixteen Miles
(c) One Mile
(d) Three hundred Miles

4. How many men and boys were killed in Quantrille's raid on Lawrence, Kansas?
(a) 10
(b) 150
(c) 300
(d) None

5. What does the Truman farm produce?
(a) Bermuda grass
(b) Wheat
(c) Soybeans
(d) Corn

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did most of the sayings, such as "a good name is rather to be chosen than great riches", that were part of Truman's upbringing, originate?

2. What political party did Harry, his father, and most of the adults in Independence belong to?

3. What was Harry Truman's first paid job?

4. What US President did Truman see while he was working in Kansas City?

5. How were Truman's ancestors related to the bushwhackers?

(see the answer key)

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