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

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

3. When Germany advances on Moscow, what does President Roosevelt offer Stalin?
(a) 100,000 troops
(b) Nuclear warheads
(c) A billion dollars worth of supplies
(d) Sound advice

4. What are the names of Harry's brother and sister?
(a) Jim and Eleanor
(b) Franklin and Eleanor
(c) Harrison and Bess
(d) J. Vivian and Mary Jane

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does Truman take between his judgeships?

2. What kind of automobile does Harry Truman first purchase?

3. What was General Order Number 11?

4. What was Roosevelt's continuing admonition to his departments regarding defense production in 1941?

5. Harry Truman's ancestors were predominantly of what heritage?

Short Essay Questions

1. Tom Pedergast was considered a villain by some, and a Robin Hood by others. Why?

2. Compared to the Slaughter family farm, the Trumans were always broke. Why do you think this was so?

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

4. Truman was up against several other individuals for the position of Vice President. Why do you think he was the best candidate? Cover personal integrity, ability to gain votes, political record & experience, and life experience.

5. Describe Harry's father and mother, using the following criteria: 1) appearance, 2) religious beliefs and upbringing, 3) admirable qualities, 4) values they can teach Truman to make him a good President, leader and man.

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

7. Bess Wallace is considered "ideal" by Harry, and is well respected by the other children. What qualities does she display that make her ideal, and do you think she would be popular by today's standards?

8. Truman is placed in charge of one of the most unruly battery divisions in the Army, yet he forms them into one of the most efficient and admired in his Battalion. How did he do this? .

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

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

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