2. 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”?
(a) Formaldehyde.
(b) Morphine.
(c) Cannabis.
(d) Arsenic.

3. What was the first work that Theodore Roosevelt published following his first year at college?
(a) Hunting Tips of a Ranchman.
(b) A Biography of Gouveneur Morris.
(c) The Summer Birds of the Adirondacks.
(d) Some of the Birds of Oyster Bay.

4. While on his spring tour honeymoon of Europe with his wife Alice, Theodore Roosevelt learned of whose assassination?
(a) Abraham Lincoln’s.
(b) James Garfield’s.
(c) Winston Churchill’s.
(d) William McKinley’s.

5. What future Secretary of State did Theodore Roosevelt meet in September of 1870, according to the author in Chapter 2, “The Mind, but Not the Body”?
(a) Titus Sheard.
(b) John Hay.
(c) Isaac Hunt.
(d) Joe Ferris.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What was the name of Alice Lee’s father?

3. On October 28, 1881, Theodore Roosevelt gained a nomination for state senate at what age?

4. Where was Theodore Roosevelt’s mother from?

5. Theodore Roosevelt married Alice Lee on his birthday. How old did he turn on that day?

(see the answer key)

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