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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 28, “The Man of Destiny”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As acting Secretary of the U.S. Navy, Roosevelt toured what new ship where he heard the cannons fire for the first time, according to the author in Chapter 22, “The Hot Weather Secretary”?
(a) The USS Pennsylvania.
(b) The USS Ohio.
(c) The USS Iowa.
(d) The USS Maine.

2. As New York City Police Commissioner, one of Roosevelt's most effective means of rooting out corruption proved to be his own night patrols. The first night, he warned how many delinquent officers of repercussions, according to the author in “Chapter 19, “The Biggest Man in New York”?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 9.
(d) 6.

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

4. In attempting to handle his alcoholic brother, Theodore Roosevelt brought his brother back from France and dropped a suit of insanity on the condition that his brother agreed to do what?
(a) Enter a rehabilitation hospital.
(b) Divorce his wife.
(c) Move to the west coast.
(d) Turn himself into legal authorities.

5. On what date was Theodore Roosevelt III born?
(a) December 2, 1886.
(b) October 28, 1881.
(c) September 13, 1887.
(d) February 12, 1884.

Short Answer Questions

1. What university did Theodore Roosevelt attend?

2. What hunter-conservationist organization did Theodore Roosevelt found in 1887?

3. What is the highest mountain in Maine that Theodore Roosevelt set out to climb in his junior year of college?

4. When Theodore Roosevelt took up sporting with hounds in 1885, he injured himself where on his first trip out?

5. What was the name of William McKinley’s campaign manager that Theodore Roosevelt spoke with in the hopes of obtaining a position, according to the author in Chapter 21, “The Glorious Retreat”?

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