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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Christmas of 1944, what did Franklin begin to prepare for?
(a) The birth of a child.
(b) His mother's death.
(c) The Yalta conference.
(d) A meeting with Churchill.

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

3. In Leningrad, Eleanor viewed an experiment based on the work of whom?
(a) Skinner.
(b) Watson.
(c) Pavlov.
(d) Freud.

4. What was Eleanor's impression of people in the refugee camps?
(a) They were very religious.
(b) They were idle.
(c) They liked to celebrate life.
(d) They were hard workers.

5. Where did Eleanor take her big trip to in 1943?
(a) South America.
(b) The Pacific.
(c) Africa.
(d) Asia.

6. At which school did Eleanor lecture to young people?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Brandeis.
(c) Furman.
(d) Vassar.

7. What was the first piece of news Eleanor heard about her husband's health on April 12, 1945?
(a) He was in a coma.
(b) He fainted.
(c) He was in poor health.
(d) He had a heart attack.

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

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

10. Who arrived at the White House later February 1944?
(a) James and his fiancée.
(b) Anna and her daughter.
(c) Queen Elizabeth.
(d) Franklin's parents.

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

12. 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 Human Rights Committee.
(c) Her work on the International Justice Committee.
(d) Her work on the Equal Opportunity Committee.

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

14. After Franklin's burial, with whom did Eleanor return to Washington with?
(a) President and Mrs. Truman.
(b) No one.
(c) Her sisters.
(d) Her children.

15. Eleanor tried to understand the Russians, unlike _____.
(a) Her children.
(b) Other Westerners.
(c) The President.
(d) Her husband.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of Eleanor's secretary?

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

4. Why did Eleanor keep the freezer well stocked when she lived alone in Hyde Park?

5. Which of the following places did Eleanor not take her granddaughter to in 1959?

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