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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Harry was nine, his family moved to Independence. He met a girl at Sunday School and fell in love that lasted his whole life. Who was this girl?
(a) Margaret Truman
(b) Bess Wallace
(c) Eleanor Roosevelt
(d) Mary Jane Truman

2. President Roosevelt made a radio speech to America at the beginning of Germany's attack on England, and the speech was subsequently referred to as what?
(a) The Arsenal for Money Speech
(b) The Fear Speech
(c) The Speech of Omission
(d) The Arsenal for Democracy Speech

3. What was the Canol Project?
(a) A plan to end hunger in America using cooking oil
(b) A plan for a large dam on the Canol River
(c) The atom bomb
(d) A scheme to build a four inch pipeline from Canada to Alaska

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

5. What is cost-plus construction?
(a) Contractor is paid for all costs plus a fixed percentage profit
(b) The method of paying contractors for work done
(c) Avoiding taxes on construction workers
(d) Construction that costs more than originally estimated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What new inventions did Truman never learn to use or like?

2. What pet name did Truman have for Bess?

3. In the extended family of the Truman household, who disciplined Margaret?

4. What was Independence Missouri's nickname in the 1840s?

5. What US President did Truman see while he was working in Kansas City?

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