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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4 Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Harry Truman always carried a favorite poem in his wallet. What was that poem and the author?
(a) "Locksley Hall" by Tennyson
(b) "Blessing the Boats" by Lucille Clifton
(c) "Election Year" by Donald Revell
(d) "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost

3. Which state turned the tide towards Truman at the convention?
(a) Texas
(b) California
(c) New York
(d) Alaska

4. Whose photographs does Harry carry in his uniform pocket during the entire war?
(a) His father, his dog and Bess
(b) His mother, Bess and another girlfriend
(c) His dog, his cat and Bess
(d) Bess, Mary Jane and his mother.

5. What political party did Harry, his father, and most of the adults in Independence belong to?
(a) Whigs
(b) Republicans
(c) Democrats
(d) Green Party

Short Answer Questions

1. When Roosevelt announces in 1944 that he will run for the fourth term as President, how many terms were Presidents allowed to serve?

2. When Germany advances on Moscow, what does President Roosevelt offer Stalin?

3. What does Harry give as a reason to join the military and go to war?

4. What ship did Truman take to the Potsdam conference?

5. Who was President of the USA during World War I?

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