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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. Who in Truman's family passes away in November of 1914?
(a) John Truman
(b) Martha Ellen Truman
(c) Bess Truman
(d) Margaret Truman

2. Which of Roosevelt's policies did Truman support the most enthusiastically?
(a) The Old Deal
(b) The Pentagon Papers
(c) The New Deal
(d) The X-Files

3. How much weight did Harry Truman lose in the years in France?
(a) 2 lbs
(b) 20 lbs
(c) 50 lbs
(d) None

4. Who were Truman's lifelong heroes?
(a) Abraham Lincoln and Malcom X
(b) Andrew Jackson and Robert E. Lee
(c) George Bush and Bill Clinton
(d) George Washington and Thomas Jefferson

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Armistice?

2. What career did Margaret Truman plan to enter?

3. What pet name did Truman have for Bess?

4. What part of Truman's past most concerned the Democratic Party for the campaign?

5. Why does Harry Truman leave his job in Kansas City?

(see the answer key)

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