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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Nine: Partners.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Eleanor attribute to Esther Lape and Elizabeth Read?
(a) Her triumph over shyness.
(b) Her political awakening.
(c) Her devotion to her husband.
(d) Her ability to speak up to her mother-in-law.

2. What was Roosevelt and the Democrats' position on the League of Nations?
(a) They were opposed to joining it.
(b) They were in favor of limiting U.S. involvement in it.
(c) They were in favor of joining.
(d) They wanted the U.S. to run it.

3. How does Freedman describe the difference between Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt on civil rights?
(a) Eleanor wanted change immediately, but Franklin could accept a more gradual pace.
(b) Franklin wanted change to come by legislation, Eleanor favored subtler influence.
(c) Eleanor had more passion.
(d) Franklin doubted it could be done politically.

4. What made Eleanor Roosevelt feel out of place in the company of her mother, grandmother, and aunts?
(a) She had been educated abroad.
(b) She was not married yet.
(c) She was not a beauty.
(d) She did not know Greek.

5. What did Franklin Roosevelt do after losing the 1920 election?
(a) Joined a law firm.
(b) Traveled.
(c) Started strategizing for 1924.
(d) Charity work.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Freedman say Eleanor tried to convey her observations to her husband?

2. What did Eleanor do after Franklin Roosevelt lost the 1920 election?

3. What does Freedman say Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt would do separately in their personal suites?

4. What was Eleanor Roosevelt's relationship with Susie Parish?

5. How does Freedman characterize the time Eleanor Roosevelt spent at Allenswood?

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