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So You Want to Be President Part 1

Quiz by Margaret Barron

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  • Q1
    According to the author, why is living in the White House a good thing?
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    The President has a swimming pool, bowling alley, and movie theatre.
    The President has to eat yucky vegetables.
    The President has to eat broccoli.
    The President has to take out the garbage.
    60s
  • Q2
    According to the author, what is one bad thing about being the President?
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    The President always has to be dressed up.
    The President does not have to eat vegetables.
    The President does not have any homework.
    The President has a swimming pool.
    30s
  • Q3
    According to the author, what is another bad thing about being the President?
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    The President can't go anywhere alone.
    People get mad at the President.
    The President has to be polite to everyone.
    All of the above.
    60s
  • Q4
    True or False? Presidents have come in all shapes and sizes.
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    True
    False
    60s
  • Q5
    True or False? President Lincoln's stovetop hat made him look shorter.
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    False
    True
    60s
  • Q6
    Which President was the biggest?
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    President Andrew Johnson
    President Taft
    President Lincoln
    President Madison
    60s
  • Q7
    Some Presidents "threw money around." What does this idiom mean?
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    It means money was wasted on unnecessary items.
    It means money was spent on important items.
    It means money was not spent at all.
    It means money was thrown in a bank.
    60s
  • Q8
    What does the idiom "penny pincher" mean?
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    Someone who throws money around..
    Someone who spends a lot of money.
    Someone who spends little money.
    Someone who pays for everything in pennies.
    60s
  • Q9
    Which sentence is correct?
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    One good thing is the President gets to live in a white house called the White House.
    one good thing is the President gets to live in a White House called the White House
    One good thing is the president gets to live in a White House called the white house.
    One good thing is the President gets to live in a white house called the White House?
    60s
  • Q10
    Which sentence is incorrect?
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    Abraham lincoln was a homely man, but he was one of our best Presidents.
    If you want to be President, it might help if your name is James.
    He reunited the country by winning the Civil War.
    Warren Harding was a handsome man, but he was one of our worst Presidents.
    60s

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