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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 22, “The Hot Weather Secretary”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Theodore and Alice Roosevelt retreat for the month of July as construction continued on Roosevelt’s mansion at Oyster Bay, according to the author in Chapter 7, “The Fighting Cock”?
(a) The Pyramid Park Hotel.
(b) Brighton Beach, New York.
(c) Richfield Springs, New York.
(d) Coney Island, New York.

2. When did the Navy’s battleship explode in Havana Harbor during Roosevelt’s post as Assistant Secretary of the Navy?
(a) August 14, 1894.
(b) February 15, 1898.
(c) December 2, 1886.
(d) February 12, 1884.

3. Who did Theodore Roosevelt meet aboard a ship bound for England in the winter of 1886, who later introduced Roosevelt to many English dignitaries?
(a) George Edmunds.
(b) Abram Hewitt.
(c) Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice.
(d) Henry Cabot Lodge.

4. What refers to a levy on the unimproved value of land only?
(a) Land levy accordance.
(b) Land value tax.
(c) Land immunity tax.
(d) Personal value tax.

5. When Theodore Roosevelt lost the election for New York City Mayor, he rejoiced that at least what friend of his had won a seat in Congress?
(a) Henry Cabot Lodge.
(b) Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice.
(c) Abram Hewitt.
(d) George Edmunds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name refers to Republican political activists that bolted from the U.S. Republican Party by supporting Democratic candidate Grover Cleveland in the Presidential Election of 1884?

2. Theodore Roosevelt was appointed to the post of Assistant Secretary of the Navy in what year?

3. When was the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act established?

4. What was the name of the Navy’s battleship that exploded in Havana Harbor during Roosevelt’s post as Assistant Secretary of the Navy?

5. As acting Secretary of the U.S. Navy, Roosevelt toured what new ship where he heard the cannons fire for the first time, according to the author in Chapter 22, “The Hot Weather Secretary”?

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