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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5 Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Although Harry writes many letters to Bess, he cannot master one art of good correspondence. What is it?
(a) Good penmanship
(b) Good spelling
(c) Finding the correct pen
(d) Good grammar

2. What did Truman refer to as "Potomac Fever?" .
(a) The urge to visit the Potomac River rather than working
(b) The heightened color of skin when people arrived in DC
(c) A strain of flu duirng the war
(d) The tendency of some political appointees to consider themselves more important than they were

3. In the eyes of the Truman Committee, what governmental department was the most to blame for bad planning?
(a) Defense Department
(b) Navy Department
(c) Department of Agriculture
(d) Office of Production Management

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

5. When Roosevelt announces in 1944 that he will run for the fourth term as President, how many terms were Presidents allowed to serve?
(a) Ten
(b) Two
(c) Four
(d) There was no constitutional limit to the number of times a President could serve

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who do Truman's supporters and staff encourage him to fire as a result of Fulbright's Senate committee report?

3. In what country was Potsdam located?

4. Who was in charge of the Soviet Union when Truman became President?

5. Whose photographs does Harry carry in his uniform pocket during the entire war?

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