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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 is cost-plus construction?
(a) The method of paying contractors for work done
(b) Construction that costs more than originally estimated.
(c) Contractor is paid for all costs plus a fixed percentage profit
(d) Avoiding taxes on construction workers

2. What sort of equality did Truman support for Negroes?
(a) Complete equality
(b) Legal equality, but not social equality.
(c) He did not support any equality for Negroes
(d) Financial only, not social

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

4. What was Roosevelt's continuing admonition to his departments regarding defense production in 1941?
(a) "Accuracy, accuracy, accuracy"
(b) "Speed, speed, speed."
(c) "Take your time"
(d) "Wait until the budget is passed"

5. What was an overriding concern for Truman in his early years as a Senator in Washington?
(a) Getting caught with another woman
(b) Personal finances
(c) Hiring a maid for his house
(d) Margaret's behavior in public

Short Answer Questions

1. What career did Margaret Truman plan to enter?

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

3. What interest did Harry and his father share?

4. What two political positions did Truman want before he was allowed to run for Senate?

5. What was the Canol Project?

(see the answer key)

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