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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who died in April 1953?
(a) Tommy.
(b) Eleanor's mother.
(c) Franklin, Jr.
(d) Eleanor's neighbor and friend.

3. What project did Eleanor and her UN committee work on?
(a) The Geneva Conventions.
(b) Desegregation.
(c) International Bill of Rights.
(d) Petition for Human Rights.

4. What was the name of the Indian prime minister?
(a) Nehru.
(b) Indira Gandhi.
(c) Liaquat Ali Khan.
(d) Eleanor does not say.

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

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

7. Which two people died within a two-week period in 1941
(a) Eleanor's son and sister.
(b) Eleanor's mother and father.
(c) Eleanor's mother-in-law and brother.
(d) Eleanor's aunt and child mentor.

8. What was the hardest on Eleanor regarding her war trips?
(a) Visiting the hospitals.
(b) Seeing poor sanitation.
(c) Being away from Franklin.
(d) Realizing how little mental health care people receive.

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

10. 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.

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

12. What did Eleanor feel that Iran was characterized by?
(a) Excessive wealth.
(b) Kind and generous people.
(c) A strong sense of culture.
(d) Poor health and poverty.

13. What did Eleanor wear while on her big trip in 1943?
(a) A uniform.
(b) Civilian clothes.
(c) Khakis and a white shirt.
(d) A fancy dress.

14. How did Eleanor become curious about Communist countries?
(a) She read a lot.
(b) Her work with refugees.
(c) She developed a close friendship with a Russian woman.
(d) It was Franklin's wish.

15. Why did Eleanor keep the freezer well stocked when she lived alone in Hyde Park?
(a) Franklin was a big eater.
(b) She liked to shop the sales.
(c) She never knew who would show up.
(d) She had a fear of running out of food.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arranged Eleanor's travel schedule in the Soviet Union?

2. Which of the following countries separated from India?

3. In 1941, what did Franklin and Churchill discuss?

4. Where is Franklin buried?

5. What was planned for construction at Hyde Park in 1939?

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