Step 2: Finish reading the textbook selection that you began in the Lab Manual and answer the questions that follow.

3     Nevertheless, Roosevelt's elevation to the presidency alarmed many conservatives, and not without reason. He did not fit their conception, based on a composite image of the chief executives from Hayes to McKinley, of what a president should be like. He seemed too undignified, too energetic, too outspoken, too unconventional. It was one thing to have operated a cattle ranch, another to have captured a gang of rustlers at gunpoint; one thing to have run a metropolitan police force, another to have roamed New York slums in the small hours to catch patrolmen fraternizing with thieves and prostitutes; one thing to have commanded a regiment, another to have killed a Spaniard personally.

4     Roosevelt had been a sickly child, plagued by asthma and poor eyesight, and he seems to have spent much of his adult life compensating for the sense of inadequacy that these troubles bred in him. He repeatedly carried his displays of physical stamina and personal courage and his love of athletics and big-game hunting to preternatural lengths. Henry Adams, who watched Roosevelt's development over the years with a mixture of fear and amusement, said he was "pure act."

5         Once, while fox hunting, Roosevelt fell from his horse, cutting his face severely and breaking his left arm. Instead of waiting for help or struggling to some nearby house to summon a doctor, he clambered back on his horse and resumed the chase. "I was in at the death," he wrote next day. "I looked pretty gay, with one arm dangling, and my face and clothes like the walls of a slaughter house." That evening, after his arm had been set and put in splints, he attended a dinner party.

6     Roosevelt worshiped aggressiveness and was extremely sensitive to any threat to his honor as a gentleman. When another young man showed some slight interest in Roosevelt's fiancŽe, he sent for a set of French dueling pistols. His teachers found him an interesting student, for he was intelligent and imaginative, if annoyingly argumentative. "Now look here, Roosevelt," one Harvard professor finally said to him, "let me talk. I'm running this course."

7     Few individuals have rationalized or sublimated their feelings of inferiority as effectively as Roosevelt and to such good purpose. And few have been more genuinely warmhearted, more full of spontaneity, more committed to the ideals of public service and national greatness. As a political leader he was energetic and hard-driving. Conservatives and timid souls, sensing his aggressiveness even when he held it in check, distrusted Roosevelt's judgment, fearing he might go off half-cocked in some crisis. In fact, his judgment was nearly always sound, responsibility usually tempered his aggressiveness.

8     When Roosevelt was first mentioned as a running mate for McKinley in 1900, he wrote, "The Vice-Presidency is a most honorable office, but for a young man there is not much to do." As president it would have been unthinkable for him to preside over a caretaker administration devoted to maintaining the status quo. However, the reigning Republican politicos, basking in the sunshine of the prosperity that had contributed as much to their victory in 1900, distrusted anything suggestive of change.

9     Had Roosevelt been the impetuous hothead that conservatives feared, he would have plunged ahead without regard for their feelings and influence. Instead he moved slowly and often got what he wanted by using his executive power rather than by persuading Congress to pass new laws. His domestic program included some measure of control of big corporations, more power for the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC), and the conservation of natural resources. By consulting congressional leaders and following their advice not to bring up controversial matters like the tariff and currency reform, he obtained a modest budget of new laws.

10      The Newlands Act (1902) funneled the proceeds from land sales in the West into federal irrigation projects. The Department of Commerce and Labor, which was to include a Bureau of Corporations with authority to investigate industrial combines and issue reports was established. The Elkins Railroad Act of 1903 strengthened the ICC's hand against the railroads by making the receiving as well as the granting of rebates illegal and by forbidding the roads to deviate in any way from their published rates.

		5. Paragraph 3 begins with what kind of transition word?    a. Addition   b. Time   c. Classification   d. Contrast
		6. The predominant writing pattern of paragraph 3 presents    a. a list of Roosevelt's varied and unusual accomplishments   b. a chronology, or timeline, of Roosevelt's life   c. a contrast of conservatives' wishes and observations about Roosevelt's presidential term   d. the reasons most conservatives favored Roosevelt
		7. The topic sentence in paragraph 4 indicates which pattern of organization?    a. List   b. Time   c. Comparison and contrast   d. Cause and effect
		8. In paragraph 5, which is an anecdote about Roosevelt's mishap while fox hunting, what is the predominant pattern of organization?    a. List   b. Time   c. Classification   d. Comparison
		9. What kind of transition is the italicized word in the following sentence, which ends paragraph 8? "However, the reigning Republican politicos, basking in the sunshine of the prosperity that had contributed so much to their victory in 1900, distrusted anything suggestive of change."     a. Addition   b. Time   c. Contrast   d. Cause and effect
		10. The italicized words in the following paragraph indicate a combination of which patterns? "Had Roosevelt been the impetuous hothead that conservatives feared, he would have plunged ahead without regard for their feelings and influence. Instead, he moved slowly and often got what he wanted by using his executive power rather than by persuading Congress to pass new laws. His domestic program included some measure of control of big corporations, more power for the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC), and the conservation of natural resources. By consulting congressional leaders and following their advice not to bring up controversial matters like the tariff and currency reform, he obtained a modest budget of new laws."    a. Time, addition, and comparison   b. Contrast, addition, and time   c. Comparison, classification, and addition   d. Comparison, time, and addition
		11. If the final paragraph were arranged in a concept map, it would include how many major details?    a. Two   b. Three   c. Four   d. Five
		12. Which word or words in the final paragraph indicate a list pattern?    a. funneled   b. as well as   c. investigate   d. in any way
		13. "On September 6, 1901, an anarchist named Leon Czolgosz shot President McKinley during a public reception at the Pan-American Exposition at Buffalo, New York." Anarchist means someone who     a. supports a conservative government   b. supports a liberal government   c. opposes any kind of government   d. supports more government spending
		14. "His ascension to the presidency marked the beginning of a new era in national politics." Ascension means    a. rise   b. fall   c. reluctance   d. avoidance
		15. "He repeatedly carried his displays of physical stamina and personal courage and his love of athletics and big-game hunting to preternatural lengths." Preternatural means     a. common and ordinary   b. scary   c. average   d. extraordinary
		16. "Few individuals have rationalized or sublimated their feelings of inferiority as effectively as Roosevelt and to such good purpose." Rationalized means     a. explained or interpreted   b. dismissed   c. watched carefully   d. made permanent
		17. "Few individuals have rationalized or sublimated their feelings of inferiority as effectively as Roosevelt and to such good purpose." Sublimated means     a. expressed in a loud and inappropriate manner   b. shared with sadness   c. restricted or controlled   d. publicized
		18. "Had Roosevelt been the impetuous hothead that conservatives feared, he would have plunged ahead without regard for their feelings and influence." Impetuous means     a. characterized by careful thought before acting   b. characterized by acting without thinking first   c. ignoring a problem completely   d. acting in a cautious and distrustful manner
		19. The best summary for this selection is     a. Teddy Roosevelt overcame inferiorities that were the result of a difficult childhood and achieved many great things. He proved to be an effective president who found himself in that role after the assassination of President McKinley.   b. Teddy Roosevelt faced many obstacles as a boy, including asthma and poor eyesight, but he eventually fulfilled his dream of becoming a cowboy.   c. Teddy Roosevelt was a small and sickly child, but he grew up to be an aggressive man who challenged his college professors at Harvard.   d. Teddy Roosevelt was a good president with many interests, which included writing, history, and big-game hunting.
		20. A good title for this passage would be    a. "Unusual American Presidents"   b. "Twentieth-Century Presidents"   c. "Theodore Roosevelt: Cowboy in the White House"   d. "Theodore Roosevelt's Appeal to Conservatives"