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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of Truman's past most concerned the Democratic Party for the campaign?
(a) The fact Bess Truman's father committed suicide
(b) His connection with Boss Pendergast
(c) His past farming duties
(d) His connection with the Freemasons

2. How did Bess Truman feel about Harry running for Vice President?
(a) She did not care either way
(b) She did not want him to run
(c) She was eager to see his political ambition proceed
(d) She was happy to move to a new house

3. What did Harry's mother say to him each time he left the house?
(a) Harry, bring home the bacon
(b) Harry, I love you
(c) Harry, please don't smoke
(d) Now Harry, you be good

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

5. How old was Harry Truman when he arrived in Washington D.C. to assume his duties as a Senator?
(a) 45
(b) 23
(c) 60
(d) 50

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the attitude of the townspeople of Independence towards people of color?

2. What questionable organization was Truman encouraged to join by his party?

3. What was the beginning of the end for Tom Pendergast? .

4. How were Truman's ancestors related to the bushwhackers?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. This chapter is entitled "The Senator from Pendergast" and not "The Senator from Missouri." Why?

2. Truman's job at the bank in Kansas City taught him about fiscal responsibility. How would this assist a potential president?

3. Why did so many respected senators and congressional representatives oppose America's entry into the War with Germany?

4. When Truman receives a summons to the White House on April 12, 1945, why did he run instead of walk? How is this sequence of events so different from what it would be in today's world?

5. Do you think Harry was a good farmer? Explain your answer with examples from Chapter 3. .

6. At one time, Truman had expressed a desire to attend West Point, but after his experience in war, he decided not to go. Why?

7. Re-read the account of the committee's hearings with Irwin Works, a steel producing plant. What is your opinion of Truman's tactics in determining the truth?

8. Why do you think Truman was bored with any jobs other than politics?

9. Why do you think the land around Independence was called Blue River Country?

10. The title of this chapter is "Patriot". Why do you think the author chose this title?

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