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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Eleanor stay in England?
(a) Windsor Castle.
(b) Buckingham Palace.
(c) In an old mansion.
(d) The University of London.

2. How many months of the year was Eleanor working for the UN?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Six.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

3. What was planned for construction at Hyde Park in 1939?
(a) A gymnasium.
(b) An art museum.
(c) A library.
(d) The Roosevelt's new home.

4. What did Franklin die of?
(a) Liver failure.
(b) Suffocation.
(c) A brain hemorrhage.
(d) A diabetic attack.

5. Who was responsible for investigating groups with Communist affiliations?
(a) The White House.
(b) Judge Advocate General's Corps
(c) Dies Committee.
(d) The FBI.

6. What was Eleanor doing when the news of Pearl Harbor reached her?
(a) Assisting at a homeless shelter.
(b) Putting her children to bed.
(c) Hosting a luncheon.
(d) Folding laundry.

7. What did Eleanor consider more important than her work on the General Assembly?
(a) Her work on the Peace and Reconciliation Committee.
(b) Her work on the International Justice Committee.
(c) Her work on the Human Rights Committee.
(d) Her work on the Equal Opportunity Committee.

8. Where did Eleanor take the king and queen of Greece?
(a) A department store.
(b) Out for hot dogs.
(c) Her childhood home.
(d) A firehouse.

9. Eleanor also served as a member of the Commission of what?
(a) Equal Opportunity.
(b) Peace and Reconciliation.
(c) International Justice.
(d) Human Rights.

10. What did Franklin tell Eleanor about when he comes back from his secret meeting with Churchill?
(a) The numbers of casualties.
(b) Hitler.
(c) De Gaulle.
(d) The impending war.

11. What did Committee Three of the UN address?
(a) Hunger.
(b) Single parent families.
(c) War refugees.
(d) Poverty.

12. When did Eleanor's formal duties at the UN end?
(a) When she became ill.
(b) When Republicans took power.
(c) When she decided to retire.
(d) When she made enough money.

13. Why did Eleanor worry about the situation in the Soviet Union?
(a) She saw lots of tragic things when she was there.
(b) She thinks Americans don't understand the severity.
(c) She thinks the Soviet Union will take over America soon.
(d) She believes there are too many poor people living there.

14. Who invited Eleanor to England during WWII?
(a) The king of England.
(b) Churchill.
(c) Queen Elizabeth.
(d) Prince Charles.

15. To whom did Eleanor give her big house after Franklin died?
(a) An organization for poor people.
(b) She kept it and rented it out.
(c) The government.
(d) Her son and his family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Eleanor's primary interest after she visited the Soviet Union in 1958?

2. Who died in April 1953?

3. Where is Franklin buried?

4. Which of the following members of royalty did not visit the Roosevelts in the White House?

5. Eleanor tried to understand the Russians, unlike _____.

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