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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. How many members did the Truman Committee have?
(a) Only one
(b) Fifteen
(c) Three
(d) Seven

2. What career is Margaret Truman pursuing?
(a) Acting
(b) Lab Technician
(c) Singing
(d) Computer Science

3. Who was Truman's Vice President before Barkley?
(a) Jimmy Byrnes
(b) No one
(c) Henry Wallace
(d) Jim Pendergast

4. How did the leaders entertain each other in the evenings of the conference?
(a) Listening to baseball games on the radio
(b) Watching football on televsion
(c) Dancing with the town women
(d) Dinners and musical entertainment

5. In the eyes of the Truman Committee, what governmental department was the most to blame for bad planning?
(a) Department of Agriculture
(b) Defense Department
(c) Navy Department
(d) Office of Production Management

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the beginning of the end for Tom Pendergast? .

2. When Harry was nine, his family moved to Independence. He met a girl at Sunday School and fell in love that lasted his whole life. Who was this girl?

3. How was Truman's personal life used against him in the 1940 election?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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