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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, “The Swell in the Dog-Cart”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By what nickname was Theodore Roosevelt’s sister, Anna Roosevelt, known?
(a) “Missy.”
(b) “Ellie.”
(c) “Mittie.”
(d) “Bamie.”

2. What author is cited in the Prologue as having been a fan of Theodore Roosevelt’s and who called him “delightful”?
(a) Mark Twain.
(b) Rudyard Kipling.
(c) Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
(d) Edith Wharton.

3. At what address did the Roosevelt family live when Theodore Roosevelt was born?
(a) 12 East 30th Street.
(b) 28 East 20th Street.
(c) 6 West 57th Street.
(d) 45 West 12th Street.

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

5. In what year did Theodore Roosevelt graduate magna cum laude from college?
(a) 1880.
(b) 1887.
(c) 1888.
(d) 1890.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what family did Theodore Roosevelt stay in Dresden when his family visited Europe, according to the author in Chapter 2, “The Mind, but Not the Body”?

2. In the winter when Theodore Roosevelt was wooing Alice Lee, he took a vacation to what location in Maine, according to the author in Chapter 4, “The Swell in the Dog-Cart”?

3. The author describes an incident in Liverpool when Theodore Roosevelt was turned down by a vendor when he went to purchase what substance in Chapter 2, “The Mind, but Not the Body”?

4. What was the name of Theodore Roosevelt’s wife when he held the office of United States President?

5. What trademark greeting is Theodore Roosevelt described as having used when shaking the hands of his visitors at the White House in the book’s Prologue?

(see the answer key)

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