1. Which one of these was not Polk's nickname?

• Young Hickory
• Great Compromiser
• Dark Horse Candidate
• Napoleon of the Stump

2. Which of the following institutions/structures was not created during Polk's administration?

• Naval Academy
• Washington Monument
• Jefferson Memorial
• Smithsonian Institute

3. Which one of the following was not granted statehood during Polk's Presidency?

• California
• Texas
• Wisconsin
• Iowa

4. During her widowhood, Sarah Polk did not...

• visit President Johnson at the White House.
• wear black.
• adopt a daughter.
• entertain Confederate and Union generals.

5. Which of the following was not one of Polk's educational accomplishments?

• Entered the University of North Carolina as a sophomore.
• Briefly attended West Point.
• Graduated from college with top honors in mathematics.
• Was a law apprentice under future Attorney General Felix Grundy.

6. Which one of the following was not a position held by James K. Polk?

• Clerk of the Tennessee State Senate.
• Traveling attorney.
• Captain of local militia.
• Postmaster of Columbia, Tennessee.

7. Which of the following was not a political slogan during the Election of 1844?

• Who is James K. Polk?
• Fifty-four Forty or Fight.
• James K. Polk and George M. Dallas, One for the rope, the other for the gallows.
• Free soil, free labor, free speech.

8. Which of the following was not a major event during Polk's administration?

• Photography was invented.
• Gold was discovered in California.
• First stamp was issued.
• First Women's Rights Convention was held.

9. Which of these political ideals was not true of James K. Polk?

• The U.S. should stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
• Federal money should be spent on the building of roads and canals.
• Cuba should be acquired by the United States.
• Federal money should not be in private banks.

10. From the end of Polk's Presidential term until his death three months later, Polk did not...

• get baptized.
• tour southern states.
• visit his mother.
• have bladder stones removed.