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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, “The Four-Eyed Maverick”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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”?
(a) Lost Island, Maine.
(b) Island Falls, Maine.
(c) Portland, Maine.
(d) Beaverton, Maine.

2. Who beat Theodore Roosevelt for the position of Speaker of the New York State Assembly in 1884?
(a) James G. Blaine.
(b) George Edmunds.
(c) Titus Sheard.
(d) Henry Cabot Lodge.

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?
(a) “Wunderkind Assemblyman.”
(b) “Cyclone Assemblyman.”
(c) “Ivy League Assemblyman.”
(d) “Whippersnapper Assemblyman.”

4. When was Theodore Roosevelt’s daughter Alice Lee Roosevelt born?
(a) February 12, 1884.
(b) October 27, 1858.
(c) January 14, 1883.
(d) October 28, 1881.

5. Theodore Roosevelt began courting Edith Carow how long after the death of his first wife, according to the author in Chapter 12, “The Four-Eyed Maverick”?
(a) 20 months later.
(b) 6 months later.
(c) 2 months later.
(d) 4 years later.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old was future first lady Eleanor Roosevelt at the time of Ulysses Grant’s funeral?

3. At what time does the author describe Theodore Roosevelt as having concluded his hours of handshaking on New Year’s Day in the book’s Prologue?

4. When Theodore Roosevelt returned to Medora in August of 1885, he found who in jail for murder?

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

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