Test 8 Social Studies

Multiple Choice

100

At the age of 15, Laura Ingalls Wilder became a _____. 

a. cook 

b. nurse

c. teacher 

C. TEACHER

200

The first American to win the Nobel Peace Prize was ____? 

a. Theodore Roosevelt

b. Billy Sunday 

c. Laura Ingalls Wilder

A. THEODORE ROOSEVELT 

300

The temporary buildings set up as a place for Billy Sunday to preach were called ______? 

a. auditoriums 

b. churches

c. tabernacles 

C. TABERNACLES

400

Through Theodore Roosevelt's Square Deal, the _____ became a national monument. 

a. Alamo 

b. Grand Canyon 

c. White House

B. GRAND CANYON 

500

Theodore Roosevelt was put in charge of a group of men called the _____ Riders. 

a. American 

b. Rough 

c. Tough 

B. ROUGH 

Fill in the Blank

100

Billy Sunday was a _______ player before he became an evangelist

BASEBALL 

200

A covered wagon used by pioneers to travel west was called a prairie _______. 

SCHOONER

300

Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote a series of books about ______ life. 

PIONEER

400

Billy Sunday was born during the ______.

CIVIL WAR

500

Laura Ingalls Wilder's sister, Mary, lost her _______.

SIGHT

True/False

100

Billy Sunday played for they (Philadelphia) White Stockings. 

FALSE

200

One of the places Laura Ingalls Wilder lived was (Wisconsin) 

TRUE 

300

The U.S. (Forest) Service was started by President Roosevelt. 

TRUE 

400

Theodore Roosevelt was the (oldest) president of the United States. 

FALSE

500

Theodore Roosevelt became known as a (reformer), a person who changes something for the better. 

TRUE