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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. Where was Harry S Truman born?
(a) Lamar, MO
(b) Independence, MO
(c) Washington D.C.
(d) Santa Fe, NM

2. What interest did Harry and his father share?
(a) Fishing and hunting
(b) Politics
(c) Woodworking
(d) Watching tv

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

4. What organization with secret rituals did Harry Truman join in 1909?
(a) Rainbow Girls
(b) Boy Scouts
(c) Freemasonry or the Masons
(d) Ku Klux Klan

5. Who in Truman's family passes away in November of 1914?
(a) Martha Ellen Truman
(b) Bess Truman
(c) Margaret Truman
(d) John Truman

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were Harry Truman's parents?

2. How did Bess Wallace's father die?

3. What epidemics decimated the families in Independence during the years of 1851-1854?

4. From what other state did most of the people settling Missouri migrate?

5. What type of mine does Harry Truman invest in during 1915 and 1916?

(see the answer key)

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