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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sort of problem did Elliott Roosevelt have?
(a) He was a politician.
(b) He was a gambler.
(c) He was too generous.
(d) He drank too much.

2. What did Eleanor and Franklin always have together after she returned from a trip?
(a) A date night out.
(b) An uninterrupted meal.
(c) A drink.
(d) A dance.

3. What did Eleanor do during the years of the Depression?
(a) Took care of her oldest children.
(b) Wrote in a journal.
(c) Worked in radio.
(d) Nursed Franklin back to health.

4. For what publication did Eleanor write a weekly column?
(a) Woman's Home Companion.
(b) Woman's Day.
(c) Better Homes and Gardens.
(d) Ladies' Home Journal.

5. Why did Eleanor feel uncomfortable at parties?
(a) She hated dresses.
(b) She couldn't dance and felt awkward around boys.
(c) She felt she was too short.
(d) Everyone would stare at her and Franklin.

6. How did Eleanor feel in public situations in the early part of her marriage?
(a) Like she is the ruler of the world.
(b) Shy and anxious.
(c) Comfortable.
(d) Natural.

7. What did Franklin think about his wife's advice regarding politics?
(a) He listened to her and always did what she said.
(b) He frequently asked her to be quiet.
(c) He respected it, but didn't always follow it.
(d) He did not think she was able to make those types of decisions.

8. What policy referred to improving relationships with Latin America?
(a) The Good Friends Policy.
(b) The Camaraderie Policy.
(c) The Ambassadorial Policy.
(d) The Good Neighbor Policy.

9. How did Eleanor and Franklin contract typhoid fever?
(a) Contaminated fish.
(b) Mosquitoes.
(c) They aren't sure.
(d) Drinking water.

10. Where did the Roosevelts spend election night of 1932?
(a) California.
(b) New York City.
(c) The White House.
(d) Boston.

11. What did Franklin need in order to walk?
(a) Braces and crutches.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Eleanor's arm.
(d) Medication.

12. Who else was on the Roosevelts' ship when they sailed home?
(a) Aunt Bye.
(b) Theodore Roosevelt.
(c) Dwight Eisenhower.
(d) President Wilson.

13. Where was the 1920 Democratic convention held?
(a) Dallas.
(b) New York City.
(c) Boston.
(d) San Francisco.

14. Where did Eleanor attend boarding school at the age of 15?
(a) France.
(b) England.
(c) New York City.
(d) Italy.

15. Where did Eleanor's Aunt Bye live?
(a) Washington, DC.
(b) New York City.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Boston.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Eleanor and Franklin's first child?

2. From where was Franklin called when preparations were being made for the US to enter WWI?

3. How long was Eleanor's campaign trip with Franklin in 1920?

4. How were Eleanor and Franklin related?

5. Whom did Eleanor live with after her mother died?

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