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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, “The Dude from New York”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the highest mountain in Maine that Theodore Roosevelt set out to climb in his junior year of college?
(a) Mount Ozark.
(b) Mount Harrison.
(c) Mount Katahdin.
(d) Mount McKinley.

2. 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”?
(a) Brighton Beach, New York.
(b) Oyster Bay, New York.
(c) Richfield Springs, New York.
(d) Coney Island, New York.

3. In how many of his seven subjects did Theodore Roosevelt earn honors at the completion of his freshman year in college?
(a) 6.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

4. What university did Theodore Roosevelt attend?
(a) Harvard University.
(b) Rutgers University.
(c) Yale University.
(d) Brown University.

5. Who did Theodore Roosevelt become friends with during his early career as an assemblyman, who became Roosevelt’s first ally?
(a) Isaac Hunt.
(b) Seth Bullock.
(c) George Edmunds.
(d) Charles Patterson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Theodore Roosevelt’s ancestry has been described as half Irish and half what?

2. Who did Theodore Roosevelt hire as a local guide on his first trip to the Dakota Territory?

3. What was the name of the second nature book that Theodore Roosevelt published while he was still enrolled in college?

4. Who was elected as Speaker in the New York Assembly in 1881 and 1882?

5. At what address did the Roosevelt family live when Theodore Roosevelt was born?

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