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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 24, “The Rough Rider”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What admiral of the United States Navy was best known for his victory at Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War?
(a) George Dewey.
(b) Seth Bullock.
(c) Thomas Hart Benton.
(d) George Edmunds.

2. The mobilization site and encampment of the Rough Riders was established where?
(a) The Minneapolis National Fair Grounds.
(b) The San Antonio International Fair Grounds.
(c) The San Miguel International Fair Grounds.
(d) The Los Alamos National Fair Grounds.

3. In the Dakota Territory, Roosevelt enjoyed celebrity status for his capture of the cattle thieves who stole his boat. He was then asked to give a speech at a political celebration in what town on July 4, according to the author in Chapter 13, “The Long Arm of the Law”?
(a) Jamestown.
(b) Dickinson.
(c) Westport.
(d) Winley.

4. The U.S. Army Colonel who helped Theodore Roosevelt form the Rough Riders formerly held what position?
(a) Assistant Attending Surgeon to the President.
(b) Secretary of the Federal Bureau of Investigations.
(c) Secretary of Immigration Reform.
(d) Assistant Secretary of the Central Intelligence Agency.

5. What was the name of the horse that Theodore Roosevelt had sent to Cambridge in order to pursue his courtship of Alice Lee?
(a) Lightfoot.
(b) Blackie.
(c) Black Beauty.
(d) Golden Rod.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For how many years did Theodore Roosevelt hold the position of New York City Police Commissioner?

3. 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?

4. Who beat Theodore Roosevelt for the position of Speaker of the New York State Assembly in 1884?

5. What local tycoon and Frenchmen challenged Theodore Roosevelt’s newest land claim in the Dakotas, according to the author in Chapter 11, “The Cowboy of the Present”?

(see the answer key)

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