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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5 Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ship did Truman take to the Potsdam conference?
(a) The Titanic
(b) The USS United States
(c) The George Washington
(d) The Augusta

2. How was Truman's personal life used against him in the 1940 election?
(a) His wife divorced him and took the child
(b) His womanizing became known by the public
(c) His gambling addiction was exposed
(d) His family farm was sold at auction while he was at the Democratic Convention.

3. What interest did Harry and his father share?
(a) Fishing and hunting
(b) Watching tv
(c) Politics
(d) Woodworking

4. What are two traits Truman especially disliked about his fellow politicians?
(a) Loud talking and smoking
(b) Drinking and playing cards
(c) Womanizing and corruption
(d) Dishonesty and smoking

5. What did Truman do when he was suspicious about the defense industry overspending?
(a) He started his own company to reap some of these benefits
(b) He decided to do nothing and wait to see what happened
(c) Launched his own investigation and drove over 10,000 miles across the country researching defense sites.
(d) He wrote a stern letter to the newspaper calling for action

Short Answer Questions

1. What major country turned Communist during Truman's second Presidency?

2. Who do Truman's supporters and staff encourage him to fire as a result of Fulbright's Senate committee report?

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

4. Although Harry writes many letters to Bess, he cannot master one art of good correspondence. What is it?

5. Where does the only meeting in history of Truman and MacArthur take place?

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