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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Seven: Friendship and Politics.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Eleanor Roosevelt dislike about the prospect of moving to Washington D.C.?
(a) Being responsible for so many people.
(b) Having to hold her tongue.
(c) Being scrutinized by everyone.
(d) Having to be outspoken.

2. Who was Earl Miller?
(a) An activist.
(b) A political appointee.
(c) A state trooper.
(d) A reporter.

3. What was Eleanor Roosevelt's suspicion about the Democratic Party's interest in women's rights?
(a) They were just trying to use the female vote.
(b) They wanted to make token gestures, but ultimately prevent women from having rights.
(c) They did not really want give women a say.
(d) They were using the women's issues to distract from other more politically awkward issues.

4. What does Freedman say was Eleanor Roosevelt's childhood nickname?
(a) The sad-eyed lady.
(b) Cinderella.
(c) Sweetie.
(d) Granny.

5. What does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt felt about politics?
(a) It should clear the way for social change.
(b) It was a man's profession.
(c) It was the most American profession.
(d) It was the thing that stopped progress from happening.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Eleanor Roosevelt change under Mlle. Souvestre's influence?

2. Where did Elliot Roosevelt go while his wife stayed in New York with the children?

3. What was Eleanor Roosevelt's lifestyle like, according to Freedman?

4. Which improvement were women NOT trying to make when Eleanor Roosevelt was working with the Women's Democratic News?

5. Who was Eleanor Roosevelt secretly engaged to at nineteen?

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