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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Freedman characterize Eleanor Roosevelt's role in the New Age her husband was inaugurating?
(a) She was the intelligence.
(b) She was the conscience.
(c) She was the legwork.
(d) She was the motivation.

2. What kind of gathering was Eleanor Roosevelt a frequent attendant at after her return to the U.S.?
(a) Hunting party.
(b) Lynching.
(c) Political rally.
(d) Dinner party.

3. What were Eleanor Roosevelt's best subjects at Allenswood?
(a) Botany and husbandry.
(b) Religion and poetry.
(c) Literature and history.
(d) Greek and Latin.

4. When did World War I end?
(a) November 1918.
(b) August 1917.
(c) May 1918.
(d) June 1916.

5. What sadness attended Eleanor Roosevelt's return to the U.S.?
(a) Her uncle had died.
(b) Her grandmother had died.
(c) The family's fortunes had declined.
(d) Her uncle had become an alcoholic.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Freedman characterize Eleanor Roosevelt's social demeanor at age 18?

2. What was Sarah Roosevelt's response when she heard about the crisis over Franklin Roosevelt's affair with Lucy Mercer?

3. What effect did her husband's paralysis have on Eleanor's feelings for him?

4. What was Eleanor's position at the League of Women's Voters?

5. What did Eleanor attribute to Esther Lape and Elizabeth Read?

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