1. When Theodore Roosevelt first arrived in Albany as an assemblyman, he was compared by his fellow assemblyman to what contemporary writer of the time?
(a) Oscar Wilde.
(b) Rudyard Kipling.
(c) Mark Twain.
(d) Edgar Allan Poe.

2. 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 Minkwitz family.
(b) The Pinkler family.
(c) The Butler family.
(d) The Horowitz family.

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

4. When was the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act established?
(a) 1885.
(b) 1888.
(c) 1883.
(d) 1895.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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”?

2. Who was the Presidential nominee that was chosen at the 1884 Republican Convention?

3. By what nickname was Theodore Roosevelt’s sister, Anna Roosevelt, known?

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

5. What author is cited in the Prologue as having been a fan of Theodore Roosevelt’s and who called him “delightful”?

(see the answer key)

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