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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to his letters to Bess, what part of Truman's command duties did he dislike the most?
(a) Writing reports to command
(b) Meeting with the other captains
(c) Meting out discipline to his troops.
(d) Wearing the uniform

2. What was Independence Missouri's nickname in the 1840s?
(a) Land of Enchantment
(b) Land of Milk and Honey
(c) Mormon Paradise
(d) Queen City of the Trails

3. How long was Truman & Jacobson in business?
(a) Twent-five Years
(b) One year
(c) Three years
(d) Ten years

4. What new inventions did Truman never learn to use or like?
(a) Toilet and bathtub
(b) Computer and cell phone
(c) Telegraph and electric bulb
(d) Telephone and typewriter

5. Which of Truman's commanders was the most unreasonable and was disliked the most by Truman?
(a) Pershing
(b) Jacobson
(c) Klemm
(d) Marshall

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men and boys were killed in Quantrille's raid on Lawrence, Kansas?

2. What did Harry's mother say to him each time he left the house?

3. What was the most common method of travel for settlers in the 1800s to take to Independence?

4. How did Truman's men move their equipment around France?

5. How much weight did Harry Truman lose in the years in France?

(see the answer key)

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