Truman Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

David McCullough
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 130 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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Truman Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

David McCullough
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 130 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 US President did Truman see while he was working in Kansas City?
(a) Abraham Lilncoln
(b) Theodore Roosevelt
(c) Bill Clinton
(d) Herbert Hoover

2. Although Harry writes many letters to Bess, he cannot master one art of good correspondence. What is it?
(a) Finding the correct pen
(b) Good penmanship
(c) Good grammar
(d) Good spelling

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

4. Harry Truman's ancestors were predominantly of what heritage?
(a) Welsh-German
(b) Japanese-Korean
(c) Scotch-Irish
(d) English-Norwegian

5. 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?
(a) Bess Wallace
(b) Margaret Truman
(c) Mary Jane Truman
(d) Eleanor Roosevelt

Short Answer Questions

1. What afflictions did Harry have in childhood?

2. How did Bess Wallace's father die?

3. What are the names of Harry's brother and sister?

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

5. What was Independence Missouri's nickname in the 1840s?

(see the answer key)

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