Bill O'Reilly: O'Reilly's History Quiz - Test Your Knowledge of President Chester A. Arthur

1. Chester A. Arthur became president on September 20, 1881, making him what president?

5th

19th

21st

35th

50th

2. What happened to President Garfield, the winner of the 1880 election, that enabled Arthur to become president?

Quit

Died of Pneumonia

Sick leave

Never elected

Assassinated

3. President Arthur was the first person to be elected president from what state?

Vermont

New Hampshire

Massachusetts

Virginia

New York

4. Arthur's father believe in what pre-Civil War doctrine?

Anti-Abolition

Manifest Destiny

Easy Entry

Abolition

Slavery

5. Arthur supported what act that sought to curb cronyism?

Bribefree Act

Grant Act

Anti-Nepotism Act

Civil Service Act

Pendleton Act

6. Who did President Arthur hire to redecorate the White House state rooms?

Jackie Kennedy

His Wife

Louis Comfort Tiffany

Chippendale

Elsie de Wolfe

7. Arthur took the first steps toward modernizing the navy, earning him what nickname?

Daddy Docks

Father of the Steel Navy

Captain Chet

Admiral Grade A Arthur

Son of the Navy

8. What office remained empty during Arthur's presidency?

Secretary of War

Secretary of Navy

Secretary of Interior

Vice President

Ambassador to France

9. Arthur held what important transportation position in New York?

Collector of the Port of New York

Engineer of the Erie Canal

Toll Collector for the United States

Judge of Transportation

Bridge Collector

10. President Arthur installed the first what in the White House?

Bowling Alley

Elevator

Movie Theater

Tennis Court

Shooting Range