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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the most influential new friend Truman gained during his first term as Senator?
(a) Ex-President Abraham LIncoln
(b) Justice Louis D. Brandeis
(c) Andrew Jackson's son
(d) Robert E. Lee's widow

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

3. Harry Truman's ancestors were predominantly of what heritage?
(a) Scotch-Irish
(b) Japanese-Korean
(c) English-Norwegian
(d) Welsh-German

4. Why does Harry Truman leave his job in Kansas City?
(a) To marry Bess
(b) To join the Army
(c) He was fired
(d) To help the family with the farm.

5. At their meeting in August of 1944, what did Roosevelt give to Truman to give to his wife and daughter?
(a) Custom dresses from New York
(b) Orange black tea
(c) Rosebuds
(d) Autographed photos of himself

6. Which of Truman's commanders was the most unreasonable and was disliked the most by Truman?
(a) Jacobson
(b) Pershing
(c) Klemm
(d) Marshall

7. What sort of equality did Truman support for Negroes?
(a) Financial only, not social
(b) Legal equality, but not social equality.
(c) He did not support any equality for Negroes
(d) Complete equality

8. What essential materials were in short supply as America prepared for war?
(a) steel, latex, and plutonium
(b) Aluminum, copper, zinc and rubber
(c) lead, coal, limestone and rock
(d) computers, cell phones and i-pods

9. Who was the Vice President of the United States under Roosevelt in 1943?
(a) Andrew Jackson
(b) Richard Nixon
(c) Henry Wallace
(d) George Bush Sr.

10. Who was President of the USA during World War I?
(a) Harry S Truman
(b) John F. Kennedy
(c) Franklin Roosevelt
(d) Woodrow Wilson

11. How many men and boys were killed in Quantrille's raid on Lawrence, Kansas?
(a) 150
(b) 10
(c) 300
(d) None

12. Who was in charge of the Soviet Union when Truman became President?
(a) Gorbachev
(b) Hitler
(c) Josef Stalin
(d) Kruschev

13. What type of company does Harry Truman fail in after the mine?
(a) Oil & Refining
(b) Shoe Sales
(c) Computers
(d) Grocery

14. What pivotal event occurred on December 7, 1941?
(a) Germany surrendered
(b) Japan bombed the USA Fleet at Pearl Harbor
(c) Margaret Truman was born
(d) President Roosevelt died

15. What pet name did Truman have for Bess?
(a) The Old Bat
(b) Her Highness
(c) Sweetie Pie
(d) The Boss or Madam

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the Truman family move to Kansas City? .

2. What was the name of Roosevelt's beloved dog?

3. In November of 1930, something happened to Margaret Truman. What was it?

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

5. What was the real name of the Truman Committee?

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