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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 family member does Truman lose in July of 1947?
(a) His mother
(b) His wife
(c) His daughter
(d) His father

2. How were Truman's ancestors related to the bushwhackers?
(a) Bess's marriage to Harry
(b) Through Jim Crow Chiles
(c) There was no connection
(d) Through Uncle Harrison

3. How did Truman's men move their equipment around France?
(a) Elephants and camels
(b) Railway and ships
(c) Fast sports cars
(d) Horse and wagon

4. Who was the leader of the Progressive Party who was in competition with the Democrats and Republicans in the 1948 election?
(a) Andrew Jackson
(b) Charlie Ross
(c) Henry Wallace
(d) Margaret Truman

5. Why did Truman write an angry letter to the newspaper?
(a) A reporter was stalking Margaret
(b) A reporter had published a comment he thought was off record
(c) His Sunday paper did not arrive on time
(d) A columnist had given Margaret's concert a bad review

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Independence Missouri's nickname in the 1840s?

2. What was a whistle-stop?

3. What were the nicknames for the divisions in the Missouri Democratic Party?

4. For most of the people in Independence in the 1800's, who was their hero?

5. Where was the American's atom bomb tested?

(see the answer key)

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