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Eleanor Roosevelt, Volume One, 1884-1933 | Quiz

Blanche Wiesen Cook
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Eleanor Roosevelt, Volume One, 1884-1933 | Quiz

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1)

What does Sara completely take over? (from Chapters 6 and 7)

The rehearsal dinner.
The wedding reception.
The wedding plans.
The young couple's three-month European honeymoon arrangements.
2)

By the end of Franklin's campaign in 1932, Eleanor and Lorena have become great friends and what does Lorena fully understand about Eleanor? (from Chapters 19 and 20)

Her love for Lorena.
Her reluctance to live life in the fish bowl of the White House.
Her desire to be the First Lady.
Her desire to no longer be married to Franklin.
3)

Why do Franklin and Eleanor move to Albany? (from Chapters 8 and 9)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt wins a New York Senate seat.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt becomes Governor.
They like the city of Albany.
They want to live closer to family.
4)

How does Sara act when the couple's children are born? (from Chapters 6 and 7)

She becomes even more controlling.
She finally allows Eleanor to make some decisions.
She completely allows Eleanor to take over.
She continues to intervene and make decisions for the couple.
5)

In the autumn of 1913, where does Eleanor move her family? (from Chapters 8 and 9)

To Paris.
To Boston.
To Washington, D.C.
To New York City.
6)

What does Eleanor determine when she recovers from Franklin's betrayal? (from Chapters 10 and 11)

She will be a better wife.
A new direction for her passions in her causes.
She will get revenge on the other woman.
She will file for a divorce.
7)

What amuses Lorena about Eleanor? (from Chapters 19 and 20)

Her appearance is far from beautiful.
She fights for women's rights but also enjoys cooking, cleaning, and taking care of her children.
She has a great sense of humor.
She frequents drugstore counters for lunch, uses public transportation, and has no interests in common activities such as major league baseball games, activities that are of great interest to Lorena.
8)

How does Eleanor and Lorena's relationship change? (from Chapters 19 and 20)

It weakens.
They become the best of friends.
It bridges from professional to personal.
It becomes completely physical.
9)

What is one issue that Eleanor's efforts are directed toward? (from Chapters 10 and 11)

Providing more private education.
Protecting the wealthy.
Ending the public school system.
Racial equality.
10)

What happens for the first time in Eleanor's married life? (from Chapters 8 and 9)

She feels alone.
She has servants to do much of the work.
She experiences confidence in managing her own household and children.
She feels pressure to act a certain way.
11)

Upon assuming her responsibilities as the First Lady of the State of New York, what does Eleanor do? (from Chapters 14, 15, and 16)

She alters her stance on poverty and injustice.
She alters how she runs her home.
She alters her persona to fit in with the local society.
She does not alter her prior commitments to the organizations she cherishes.
12)

During the year 1920, Franklin makes his formal declaration for what? (from Chapters 10 and 11)

A life in politics.
Strong marriage.
A life in the military.
Prohibition.
13)

Eleanor and Franklin's eighth wedding anniversary in 1913 is noted not for romantic overtures but for what? (from Chapters 8 and 9)

The birth of another child.
Franklin's appointment as the Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
The Stock Market Crash.
The death of Sara Roosevelt.
14)

What attracts Eleanor to Earl? (from Chapters 17 and 18)

He is an orphan who has been unlucky in love.
He is wealthy.
He is extremely intelligent.
He is very handsome.
15)

Who are Eleanor and Franklin's children? (from Chapters 6 and 7)

Anna, James, Franklin, Jr., and Sara.
Sara, Teddy, Franklin, Jr., and James.
James, John, Mark, and Franklin, Jr.
Anna, James, Franklin, Jr., and Elliott.
16)

For what does Eleanor lobby? (from Chapters 14, 15, and 16)

A reduced work week of forty-eight hours for women working outside the home.
Better schools.
Unions.
Better pay for working women.
17)

What does Earl teach Eleanor? (from Chapters 17 and 18)

Various sporting and physical activities.
How to stand up to her husband.
How to be quiet and patient.
How to shoot a gun.
18)

Where does Eleanor find relief during the summer of 1921? (from Chapters 12 and 13)

A visit to England.
A visit to the Poconos.
A visit to Campobello.
A visit to New York.
19)

What does Franklin's presidential campaign in 1932 do to Eleanor? (from Chapters 19 and 20)

It exposes her to the country.
It immerses her in the publicity she abhors.
It gives her a sense of pride in her husband.
It boosts her popularity.
20)

How does Lorena appeal to Eleanor? (from Chapters 19 and 20)

As a beautiful woman.
As one of the first "feminists."
As a conservative woman.
As a mother.
21)

From this point, what kind of position does Eleanor adopt? (from Chapters 10 and 11)

A position of conservative change.
A position of no change.
A position of regressive change.
A position of progressive change.
22)

A few weeks later, Franklin is officially diagnosed with what? (from Chapters 12 and 13)

Polio.
Attention Deficit Disorder.
An eating disorder.
Influenza.
23)

What adds more stress to Eleanor's frayed nerves? (from Chapters 10 and 11)

Franklin becomes ill.
Eleanor's children become ill.
Eleanor and Sara rekindle their slightly antagonistic relationship.
Sara moves in with the couple.
24)

Eleanor's initiatives in the areas of women and children's issues also include what? (from Chapters 14, 15, and 16)

The Child's Amendment.
The Orphan Association.
The Child Labor Amendment.
The Children's Place.
25)

Why does Eleanor feel this way? (from Chapters 6 and 7)

The homes do not accommodate Eleanor's entrance into the lives of Sara and Franklin.
She detests her mother-in-law.
She is busy taking care of her family and all the events that take place at these homes.
She enjoys the time with her family.
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