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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who shot President McKinley?
(a) Frank Hatton.
(b) Andrew Parker.
(c) Leon Czolgosz.
(d) William Strong.

2. How did Theodore Roosevelt’s wife Edith feel about his potential nomination of Vice President?
(a) She was indifferent.
(b) She was overwhelmingly happy.
(c) She supported it.
(d) She opposed it.

3. On what date did the Rough Riders and other American troops return to New York from the Spanish-American War?
(a) July 1, 1898.
(b) August 14, 1894.
(c) February 15, 1898.
(d) August 8, 1898.

4. What Washington Post writer called Roosevelt a hypocrite for finding work for Shidy after the ordeal in Wisconsin, according to the author in Chapter 16, “The Silver-Plated Reform Commissioner”?
(a) George Paul.
(b) George Edmunds.
(c) Frank Hatton.
(d) Seth Bullock.

5. Spain declared war on the U.S. over Cuba on what date?
(a) April 25, 1898.
(b) February 15, 1898.
(c) April 23, 1898.
(d) April 19, 1898.

6. What term refers to the practice where a political party, after winning an election, gives government jobs to its voters as a reward for working toward victory?
(a) A commerce system.
(b) A spoils system.
(c) A bias system.
(d) A ratchet system.

7. On what date did President McKinley die of gangrene from his bullet wounds?
(a) July 3, 1901.
(b) September 2, 1901.
(c) September 6, 1901.
(d) September 14, 1901.

8. Whom did Theodore Roosevelt write a biography of during his service as New York Governor, inserting himself into much of the history according to the author in Chapter 27, “The Boy Governor”?
(a) Gouveneur Morris.
(b) Oliver Cromwell.
(c) Benjamin Harrison.
(d) Frank Hatton.

9. On what date was President McKinley shot?
(a) May 4, 1901.
(b) September 6, 1901.
(c) July 3, 1901.
(d) September 2, 1901.

10. Thomas Collier Platt served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives during what years?
(a) 1845-1851.
(b) 1869-1873.
(c) 1873-1877.
(d) 1876-1881.

11. Who was Theodore Roosevelt’s Vice Presidential candidate in the 1904 Presidential election?
(a) Andrew Parker.
(b) Charles Fairbanks.
(c) Benjamin Harrison.
(d) George Paul.

12. On what date did Congress pass joint resolution demanding Spanish withdrawal from Cuban?
(a) April 19, 1898.
(b) February 15, 1898.
(c) August 14, 1894.
(d) April 23, 1898.

13. The U.S. Army Colonel who helped Theodore Roosevelt form the Rough Riders formerly held what position?
(a) Assistant Secretary of the Central Intelligence Agency.
(b) Secretary of the Federal Bureau of Investigations.
(c) Secretary of Immigration Reform.
(d) Assistant Attending Surgeon to the President.

14. 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 Ohio.
(b) The USS Maine.
(c) The USS Pennsylvania.
(d) The USS Iowa.

15. Where was President McKinley attending an exhibition when he was shot?
(a) Albany, New York.
(b) Cleveland, Ohio.
(c) Buffalo, New York.
(d) Charleston, South Carolina.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date did Theodore Roosevelt resign from his position as Assistant Secretary of the Navy?

2. What manager of McKinley’s and Republican Senator opposed Theodore Roosevelt running as Vice President alongside McKinley in the 1900 election?

3. How old was Theodore Roosevelt when he campaigned as the Republican candidate for New York Governor?

4. Where did Roosevelt and the Rough Riders land in Cuba during the Spanish-American War?

5. How old was Theodore Roosevelt’s brother when he died?

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