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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eight: A President's Wife.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What made Eleanor Roosevelt feel out of place in the company of her mother, grandmother, and aunts?
(a) She was not a beauty.
(b) She had been educated abroad.
(c) She did not know Greek.
(d) She was not married yet.

2. What was Eleanor Roosevelt's lifestyle like, according to Freedman?
(a) Penurious.
(b) Thrifty.
(c) Niggardly.
(d) Luxurious.

3. What were Franklin Roosevelt's advisers' thoughts about Eleanor Roosevelt?
(a) They tried everything they could to silence her.
(b) They played off her radical views to enhance Franklin Roosevelt's image.
(c) They were apprehensive about her radical views.
(d) They let her test the waters, and then charted their course.

4. How does Freedman characterize the difference between Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt's personalities?
(a) Franklin brooded, but Eleanor kept working at keeping the household running.
(b) Franklin was lighthearted, but Eleanor withdrew from problems.
(c) Franklin allowed himself to go with other people's decisions, but Eleanor had to insist on her own way in things.
(d) Franklin was very social, but Eleanor was more political in her interests.

5. What does Freedman say Eleanor felt when Franklin proposed?
(a) Love.
(b) Gratitude.
(c) Shock.
(d) Disbelief.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Freedman describe Eleanor Roosevelt's personality as a child?

2. What did Franklin Roosevelt do after losing the 1920 election?

3. What title was Eleanor Roosevelt unofficially given, according to Freedman?

4. What was Sara Roosevelt's response to Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt's engagement?

5. Eleanor Roosevelt was criticized for advocating what political stance?

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