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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. On what date was President McKinley shot?

3. The mobilization site and encampment of the Rough Riders was established where?

4. 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”?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Theodore Roosevelt respond to the deployment to Cuba in Chapter 25, “The Wolf Rising in the Heart”? Where did the Rough Riders land?

2. Why did the USS Maine travel to Cuba? Who supported this move, according to the author in Chapter 23, “The Lieutenant Colonel”?

3. Whose help did Theodore Roosevelt solicit to help him attain the position of Assistant Secretary of the Navy in Chapter 21, “The Glorious Retreat”?

4. How does the author describe the men of the Rough Riders in Chapter 24, “The Rough Rider”?

5. What event surrounding the USS Maine contributed to the outbreak of war between the U.S. and Spain, according to the author in Chapter 23, “The Lieutenant Colonel”?

6. From what literary author does the title of Chapter 18, “The Universe Spinner” relate?

7. How are “Civil Service” and the “spoils system” defined? How did they concern Theodore Roosevelt in Chapter 16, “The Silver-Plated Reform Commissioner”?

8. Who was Roosevelt’s primary adversary during his appointment as Police Commissioner? How is their conflict described in Chapter 20, “The Snake in the Grass”?

9. How was Theodore Roosevelt perceived in his role as Governor of New York, according to the author in Chapter 27, “The Boy Governor”?

10. How would you characterize the ideals and policies of Theodore Roosevelt, based on your reading of The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the 1892 Presidential election and the candidates, their platforms, and their supporters. What policies did Blaine support? Why did Roosevelt choose this candidate to support for President? Who won this election?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the blackmail plot of Katy Mann and the scandals surrounding Theodore Roosevelt’s brother, Elliott. Did Elliott’s mishaps ever land him in the newspapers? How much of a threat was Elliott’s behavior on Theodore Roosevelt’s ambitions in the public sector? What did Theodore do to try to help his brother?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss Theodore Roosevelt’s courtship with Edith Carow. How did Roosevelt first know Carow? What was their relationship like during Roosevelt’s first marriage to Alice? When did Roosevelt first begin courting Edith after his first wife’s death?

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