Truman Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

David McCullough
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 130 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
Related Topics

Truman Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

David McCullough
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 130 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
Buy the Truman Lesson Plans
Name: _________________________ Period: ___________________

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In later years, how does Harry describe his childhood?
(a) He could not remember his chidlhood
(b) filled with poverty and need
(c) One misery after another
(d) The happiest imaginable

4. What was the real name of the Truman Committee?
(a) Committee to Re-Elect President Roosevelt
(b) Committee on Un-American Affairs
(c) Committee on Defense Contractors
(d) Senate Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program

5. What does Harry give as a reason to join the military and go to war?
(a) I need to get out of twon
(b) It is either this or jail time
(c) Someone has to do it.
(d) I need a job

6. What was Independence Missouri's nickname in the 1840s?
(a) Land of Enchantment
(b) Queen City of the Trails
(c) Mormon Paradise
(d) Land of Milk and Honey

7. 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?
(a) Mary Jane Truman
(b) Margaret Truman
(c) Bess Wallace
(d) Eleanor Roosevelt

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

9. President Roosevelt made a radio speech to America at the beginning of Germany's attack on England, and the speech was subsequently referred to as what?
(a) The Speech of Omission
(b) The Fear Speech
(c) The Arsenal for Money Speech
(d) The Arsenal for Democracy Speech

10. What is cost-plus construction?
(a) The method of paying contractors for work done
(b) Avoiding taxes on construction workers
(c) Construction that costs more than originally estimated.
(d) Contractor is paid for all costs plus a fixed percentage profit

11. According to his letters to Bess, what part of Truman's command duties did he dislike the most?
(a) Wearing the uniform
(b) Meting out discipline to his troops.
(c) Meeting with the other captains
(d) Writing reports to command

12. What did Roosevelt say were the Four Freedoms?
(a) Freedom of religion, marriage, finances and lawful gathering
(b) Freedom from fear, debt, phobias and medication
(c) Freedom of speech, religion, from want, from fear.
(d) Freedom from preachers, tax assessors, visiting relatives and telemarketers

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

14. What afflictions did Harry have in childhood?
(a) Diarrhea and farsightedness
(b) Speech impediment and runny nose
(c) Nearsightedness and diphtheria
(d) Allergies

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Canol Project?

2. How old was Harry Truman when he arrived in Washington D.C. to assume his duties as a Senator?

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

4. Who was President of the USA during World War I?

5. How did Bess Truman feel about Harry running for Vice President?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 595 words
(approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page)
Buy the Truman Lesson Plans
Copyrights
BookRags
Truman from BookRags. (c)2025 BookRags, Inc. All rights reserved.