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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5 Chapter 15.

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. At the end of the war, how many service men and women were coming back to the American work force?
(a) 12 million
(b) 10 million
(c) 1 million
(d) None - they all re-enlisted

3. How old was Harry Truman when he arrived in Washington D.C. to assume his duties as a Senator?
(a) 60
(b) 23
(c) 45
(d) 50

4. What was the attitude of the townspeople of Independence towards people of color?
(a) The people of Independence were abolitionists and offered assistance
(b) Independence was a haven for slaves and immigrants
(c) Accepting and welcoming in clubs and homes
(d) Prejudice and racism were common and accepted

5. Who were "The Big Three" of the Potsdam conference?
(a) Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin
(b) Gorbachev, Bush and Truman
(c) Truman, Churchill and Stalin
(d) Truman, DeGaulle and Patton

Short Answer Questions

1. How long was Truman & Jacobson in business?

2. What political party did Harry, his father, and most of the adults in Independence belong to?

3. How many people did Oppenheimer estimate the bomb would kill?

4. How did young Harry Truman like to occupy his time?

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

(see the answer key)

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