1. What author is mentioned in the Prologue as having remarked negatively about President Theodore Roosevelt’s methodologies and called him “insane”?
(a) Edgar Allan Poe.
(b) Edith Wharton.
(c) Mark Twain.
(d) Rudyard Kipling.

2. Theodore Roosevelt married Alice Lee on his birthday. How old did he turn on that day?
(a) 22.
(b) 24.
(c) 26.
(d) 25.

3. 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”?
(a) The Butler family.
(b) The Horowitz family.
(c) The Pinkler family.
(d) The Minkwitz family.

4. Where was Theodore Roosevelt’s mother from?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Wisconsin.

5. On what date was Theodore Roosevelt born?
(a) October 21, 1841.
(b) February 12, 1840.
(c) October 27, 1858.
(d) October 28, 1881.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Prologue of The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt opens with a detailed description of President Roosevelt greeting guests on New Year’s Day of what year?

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

3. What university did Theodore Roosevelt attend?

4. What physical ailment frequently caused problems for Theodore Roosevelt during his childhood?

5. Where did Theodore Roosevelt enroll to study law after his first marriage?

(see the answer key)

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