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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What was one of the unique things about the Truman Committee?
(a) None of the members were Senators
(b) All of the members were white men
(c) The Senate does not usually operate by committee
(d) The committee was unanimous on every report.

4. How was Truman's personal life used against him in the 1940 election?
(a) His family farm was sold at auction while he was at the Democratic Convention.
(b) His gambling addiction was exposed
(c) His womanizing became known by the public
(d) His wife divorced him and took the child

5. What did Truman think was a damaging move by Roosevelt?
(a) Bombing the Japanese home cities
(b) The attempt to increase the number of Supreme Court Justices
(c) Entering WWII
(d) Entering WWI

Short Answer Questions

1. Who in Truman's family passes away in November of 1914?

2. How many members did the Truman Committee have?

3. What is cost-plus construction?

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

5. Harry Truman travels to see Bess in Grandview. How many miles one way is the trip?

(see the answer key)

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