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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What interest did Harry and his father share?
(a) Fishing and hunting
(b) Watching tv
(c) Woodworking
(d) Politics
2. What did Roosevelt say were the Four Freedoms?
(a) Freedom from preachers, tax assessors, visiting relatives and telemarketers
(b) Freedom of religion, marriage, finances and lawful gathering
(c) Freedom of speech, religion, from want, from fear.
(d) Freedom from fear, debt, phobias and medication
3. What political party did Harry, his father, and most of the adults in Independence belong to?
(a) Whigs
(b) Green Party
(c) Democrats
(d) Republicans
4. How old was Harry Truman when he arrived in Washington D.C. to assume his duties as a Senator?
(a) 50
(b) 60
(c) 45
(d) 23
5. What was an overriding concern for Truman in his early years as a Senator in Washington?
(a) Getting caught with another woman
(b) Personal finances
(c) Hiring a maid for his house
(d) Margaret's behavior in public
6. What does Harry give as a reason to join the military and go to war?
(a) I need a job
(b) It is either this or jail time
(c) I need to get out of twon
(d) Someone has to do it.
7. What did Truman do when he was suspicious about the defense industry overspending?
(a) He wrote a stern letter to the newspaper calling for action
(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 started his own company to reap some of these benefits
8. Who did Roosevelt want as his Vice President?
(a) Harry Truman
(b) Adlai Stevenson
(c) Teddy Roosevelt
(d) Unknown - Roosevelt changed his mind often during the VP discussions with his staff
9. What does Bess suggest when Harry announces his decision to join the military?
(a) That she join as well and go with him
(b) That he take warm clothes with him
(c) That they get married immediately
(d) That he find another girlfriend
10. Which state turned the tide towards Truman at the convention?
(a) Alaska
(b) California
(c) Texas
(d) New York
11. When Truman sends Harry Hopkins to talk to Stalin, he says "use diplomatic language or what?"
(a) A baseball bat
(b) Large amounts of cash
(c) Offers of wine
(d) Offers of women
12. In the extended family of the Truman household, who disciplined Margaret?
(a) Bess
(b) Harry
(c) Bess's Mother
(d) Truman's mother
13. How did Bess Wallace's father die?
(a) He committed suicide by shooting himself
(b) He had terminal cancer
(c) His plane crashed
(d) He was in a car accident
14. What pet name did Truman have for Bess?
(a) The Boss or Madam
(b) Her Highness
(c) The Old Bat
(d) Sweetie Pie
15. What was Roosevelt's continuing admonition to his departments regarding defense production in 1941?
(a) "Take your time"
(b) "Accuracy, accuracy, accuracy"
(c) "Wait until the budget is passed"
(d) "Speed, speed, speed."
Short Answer Questions
1. What was the yearly salary for Truman's job as presiding judge?
2. Who was the most influential new friend Truman gained during his first term as Senator?
3. Which of Roosevelt's policies did Truman support the most enthusiastically?
4. The Truman Committee saved the U.S. taxpayers a great deal of money. What is the estimated amount mentioned in the book?
5. Who resigns from Truman's cabinet before Potsdam?
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