2. Harry Truman always carried a favorite poem in his wallet. What was that poem and the author?
(a) "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost
(b) "Blessing the Boats" by Lucille Clifton
(c) "Election Year" by Donald Revell
(d) "Locksley Hall" by Tennyson

3. What was an overriding concern for Truman in his early years as a Senator in Washington?
(a) Hiring a maid for his house
(b) Margaret's behavior in public
(c) Getting caught with another woman
(d) Personal finances

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

5. 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 started his own company to reap some of these benefits
(c) Launched his own investigation and drove over 10,000 miles across the country researching defense sites.
(d) He decided to do nothing and wait to see what happened

6. 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) Rosebuds
(c) Orange black tea
(d) Autographed photos of himself

7. What political party did Harry, his father, and most of the adults in Independence belong to?
(a) Green Party
(b) Republicans
(c) Whigs
(d) Democrats

8. What was the Armistice?
(a) The name given to the plantation where Truman retired
(b) The name of the transport ship taking Truman home after WWI
(c) The name Truman gave his old car
(d) The treaty signed between the Germans and the Allies agreeing to end the war

9. On what charge was Tom Pendergast arrested, convicted and jailed?
(a) Tax evasion
(b) Polygamy
(c) Embezzlement
(d) Murder and rape

10. Why is Truman referred to as the "Senator from Pendergast" instead of the "Senator from Missouri"?
(a) He was originally elected from the state of Pendergast
(b) He was born in Pendergast, MO
(c) Because of his association with the political boss Tom Pendergast
(d) He is related to the large Pendergast family

11. When Truman sends Harry Hopkins to talk to Stalin, he says "use diplomatic language or what?"
(a) Offers of women
(b) Offers of wine
(c) Large amounts of cash
(d) A baseball bat

12. What was General Order Number 11?
(a) Government decree that all women should wear hats
(b) Union Army decree that all persons in Missouri who could not prove their loyalty to the Union would have to leave Missouri.
(c) Government decree that people in Missour could not vote
(d) Union Army decree that all Missouri farmers commit 50% of their crop to the army

13. 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 Arsenal for Money Speech
(b) The Fear Speech
(c) The Arsenal for Democracy Speech
(d) The Speech of Omission

14. Although Harry writes many letters to Bess, he cannot master one art of good correspondence. What is it?
(a) Finding the correct pen
(b) Good grammar
(c) Good spelling
(d) Good penmanship

15. What is the number one recommendation from the S-1 Interim Committee to Truman?
(a) Use the bomb against Germany
(b) The bomb should be used against Japan as soon as possible
(c) Never use the bomb
(d) Give the bomb to Africa

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of mine does Harry Truman invest in during 1915 and 1916?

2. What does Harry give as a reason to join the military and go to war?

3. What party did Truman belong to?

4. 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?

5. Truman's foreign office is warning him about the after war dangers of which country?

(see the answer keys)

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