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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 pet name did Truman have for Bess?
(a) Sweetie Pie
(b) The Boss or Madam
(c) The Old Bat
(d) Her Highness
2. Who did Roosevelt want as his Vice President?
(a) Harry Truman
(b) Unknown - Roosevelt changed his mind often during the VP discussions with his staff
(c) Adlai Stevenson
(d) Teddy Roosevelt
3. Where was Harry S Truman born?
(a) Independence, MO
(b) Lamar, MO
(c) Santa Fe, NM
(d) Washington D.C.
4. What was the name of Roosevelt's beloved dog?
(a) Lassie
(b) Rin Tin Tin
(c) Fala
(d) Socks
5. What major personal events occur for Harry Truman in Chapter 5?
(a) He is divorced from his first wife and moves to Kansas City
(b) He is forced to undergo a paternity test
(c) He gets married and his daughter is born
(d) He is ordained as a preacher and married
Short Answer Questions
1. What was one voting faction in this election that had never been involved in presidential elections before?
2. What afflictions did Harry have in childhood?
3. What epidemics decimated the families in Independence during the years of 1851-1854?
4. Who in Truman's family passes away in November of 1914?
5. What did Truman think was a damaging move by Roosevelt?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Truman's approach to the press so different from Roosevelt's?
2. Some wives of politicians are active in their husband's campaigns and in D.C. social life to assist their reputations. Bess Truman was definitely not this type of political wife. Why do you think this is?
3. How did the atmosphere of defense contractor spending contribute to the Canol Project?
4. Truman's job at the bank in Kansas City taught him about fiscal responsibility. How would this assist a potential president?
5. Although money was always a problem for Truman, when given the opportunity to make millions at the expense of the government, he chose not to. Why?
6. Why was it important for Truman to spend so much time as a new President with the funeral of Roosevelt?
7. Uncle Harrison is mentioned many times in the early chapters of the book as someone Truman admired and enjoyed. Why?
8. Truman's reputation as a fair but uncompromising leader is established during his chairmanship of the Truman Committee. Why?
9. Compared to the Slaughter family farm, the Trumans were always broke. Why do you think this was so?
10. Re-read the section on U.S. Steel's involvement in manufacturing and supplying the Navy with defective steel. What was their motivation for this deception? How did they rationalize it with the Truman Committee? In their opinion, was the action of the US Steel Company right or wrong?
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