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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who invited Eleanor to Morocco?
(a) The queen.
(b) The American ambassador.
(c) Franklin's childhood best friend.
(d) The Sultan.

2. Who asked Eleanor to be a member of the United Nations delegation?
(a) Truman.
(b) Franklin.
(c) Wilson.
(d) Eisenhower.

3. What changes did Eleanor notice in Franklin in early 1945?
(a) He wanted to talk more.
(b) He was more irritable.
(c) He needed more naps.
(d) He stayed up late at night.

4. Where did Eleanor do volunteer work after Franklin's death?
(a) The YWCA.
(b) The Junior League.
(c) An elementary school.
(d) The United Nations.

5. Who arrived in January 1944 for a long visit at the White House?
(a) Johnny's wife and children.
(b) Franklin's childhood best friend.
(c) Eleanor's aunts and uncles.
(d) Franklin, Jr., and his wife.

6. What difference did Eleanor notice in the Soviet Union as compared to the West?
(a) People dressed better.
(b) People were less able to speak freely.
(c) She felt more at home in the Soviet Union.
(d) More creativity was found in the arts of the Soviet Union.

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

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

9. What sorts of organizations was Eleanor involved with in 1939-1940?
(a) Youth organizations.
(b) Job programs.
(c) Homeless shelters.
(d) Mental health.

10. Why didn't Stalin attend the meeting with Franklin during WWII?
(a) Because he didn't agree with Madame Chiang.
(b) He wanted to have control over the others.
(c) He fell ill at the last minute.
(d) Because the war worsened and he was not able to go.

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

12. What did Eleanor do after her formal duties at the UN ended?
(a) Volunteered for the American Association.
(b) Spent more time with her grandchildren.
(c) Developed a non-profit in memory of Franklin.
(d) Wrote a novel.

13. Who arranged Eleanor's travel schedule in the Soviet Union?
(a) Intourist.
(b) The American ambassador.
(c) Future Travels, Inc.
(d) Eleanor's secretary.

14. What head of state came to New York for medical treatment and recovered at Hyde Park?
(a) Queen Anna.
(b) Queen Elizabeth.
(c) The queen of Saudi Arabia.
(d) Madame Chiang.

15. How long did Eleanor's trip to the Soviet Union last, in 1957?
(a) Six months.
(b) One year.
(c) One month.
(d) Two weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where in the Soviet Union did representatives of the US Embassy meet Eleanor?

2. Who was nominated to be Roosevelt's running mate in 1940?

3. According to Eleanor, did Franklin want to run for a third term?

4. When Eleanor took part in an exchange program, where did she go?

5. What was Eleanor's impression of people in the refugee camps?

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