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

2. What was the most common method of travel for settlers in the 1800s to take to Independence?
(a) Steamboat
(b) Canoe
(c) Railway
(d) Interstate Highway

3. How did Bess Wallace's father die?
(a) His plane crashed
(b) He was in a car accident
(c) He had terminal cancer
(d) He committed suicide by shooting himself

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

5. How did young Harry Truman like to occupy his time?
(a) In his room playing Dungeons and Dragons
(b) Playing the piano, reading books, and being with his family.
(c) Playing baseball, basketball and football
(d) Shoplifting from the pharmacy and smoking with friends

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Harry was nine, his family moved to Independence. He met a girl at Sunday School and fell in love that lasted his whole life. Who was this girl?

3. In 1841, what was considered the extreme frontier of the USA?

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

5. What type of company does Harry Truman fail in after the mine?

(see the answer key)

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