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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 event propelled the United States into WWII?
(a) Japanese attack on the fleet at Parl Harbor in Hawaii
(b) Sinking of the Titanic
(c) Killing of Arch Duke Ferdinand
(d) Bombing of World Trade Center

2. Who were Harry Truman's parents?
(a) Bill Truman and Elizabeth Taylor
(b) Harry Truman Sr and Elizabeth Young
(c) John Truman and Martha Ellen Young
(d) Solomon Young and Mary Jane Truman

3. Who was President of the USA during World War I?
(a) Harry S Truman
(b) Woodrow Wilson
(c) Franklin Roosevelt
(d) John F. Kennedy

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

5. What US President did Truman see while he was working in Kansas City?
(a) Herbert Hoover
(b) Abraham Lilncoln
(c) Bill Clinton
(d) Theodore Roosevelt

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the ship Harry Truman and his battalion are on for the Atlantic crossing?

2. What does Bess suggest when Harry announces his decision to join the military?

3. Which of Truman's commanders was the most unreasonable and was disliked the most by Truman?

4. In the eyes of the Truman Committee, what governmental department was the most to blame for bad planning?

5. What major personal events occur for Harry Truman in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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