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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16, “The Silver-Plated Reform Commissioner”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A severe U.S. winter in 1886-1887 wiped out most of Theodore Roosevelt’s herd of cattle and his investments of how much at Elk Horn ranch?
(a) $80,000.
(b) $60,000.
(c) $100,000.
(d) $50,000.

2. In the beginning of Chapter 9, “The Honorable Gentleman,” the author describes Theodore Roosevelt returning to Albany to serve his what term as assemblyman?
(a) His second term.
(b) His fourth term.
(c) His third term.
(d) His fifth term.

3. What was the name of the second nature book that Theodore Roosevelt published while he was still enrolled in college?
(a) Hunting Tips of a Ranchman.
(b) A Biography of Gouveneur Morris.
(c) Some of the Birds of Oyster Bay.
(d) The Summer Birds of the Adirondacks.

4. What did Theodore Roosevelt’s mother die of on the same day that his wife died?
(a) Bright’s disease.
(b) Lung cancer.
(c) Typhoid fever.
(d) A brain aneurysm.

5. In investigating corruption in the case of the Manhattan Elevated Railroad and the City of New York, Theodore Roosevelt’s findings demanded further investigation of what two individuals in 1881-1882?
(a) Judge Jasper and Attorney General Swift.
(b) Judge Westbrook and Attorney General Ward.
(c) Charles Patterson and Judge Anderson.
(d) Judge Williamson and Attorney General Smith.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Roosevelt retreat after bribes were placed to block the impeachment of a Superior Court Judge that Roosevelt investigated, according to the author in Chapter 6, “The Cyclone Assemblyman”?

2. As a New York State Assemblyman, what nickname did Theodore Roosevelt gain for his habit of striking down the bills of others while drafting little legislation of his own?

3. When Theodore Roosevelt first arrived in Albany as an assemblyman, he was compared by his fellow assemblyman to what contemporary writer of the time?

4. In how many of his seven subjects did Theodore Roosevelt earn honors at the completion of his freshman year in college?

5. What Washington Post writer called Roosevelt a hypocrite for finding work for Shidy after the ordeal in Wisconsin, according to the author in Chapter 16, “The Silver-Plated Reform Commissioner”?

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