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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Truman's attitude towards running for Vice President?
(a) He did not want to
(b) He did not have an opinion
(c) He was afraid of running
(d) He was eager to run

2. What was the Canol Project?
(a) A plan to end hunger in America using cooking oil
(b) A plan for a large dam on the Canol River
(c) The atom bomb
(d) A scheme to build a four inch pipeline from Canada to Alaska

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

4. What did Harry's mother say to him each time he left the house?
(a) Harry, please don't smoke
(b) Harry, bring home the bacon
(c) Harry, I love you
(d) Now Harry, you be good

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many members did the Truman Committee have?

2. What pivotal event occurred on December 7, 1941?

3. What was one voting faction in this election that had never been involved in presidential elections before?

4. In the extended family of the Truman household, who disciplined Margaret?

5. When did the Democratic party decide to place Truman as Vice President on their ticket?

(see the answer key)

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