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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. Where was Harry S Truman born?
(a) Lamar, MO
(b) Washington D.C.
(c) Santa Fe, NM
(d) Independence, MO

2. Who won WWI?
(a) Germany
(b) Japan
(c) Allies
(d) Soviet Union

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

4. Who did Roosevelt want as his Vice President?
(a) Harry Truman
(b) Unknown - Roosevelt changed his mind often during the VP discussions with his staff
(c) Teddy Roosevelt
(d) Adlai Stevenson

5. What was one of the unique things about the Truman Committee?
(a) None of the members were Senators
(b) All of the members were white men
(c) The Senate does not usually operate by committee
(d) The committee was unanimous on every report.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the leader of the Progressive Party who was in competition with the Democrats and Republicans in the 1948 election?

2. What was the name of President Truman's custom built railway car?

3. What job does Truman take between his judgeships?

4. Harry Truman travels to see Bess in Grandview. How many miles one way is the trip?

5. Truman's foreign office is warning him about the after war dangers of which country?

(see the answer key)

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