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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Seven: Friendship and Politics.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Franklin responsible for when the U.S. entered World War I?
(a) Raising money.
(b) Diplomacy.
(c) Mobilizing warships.
(d) Overseeing war contractors.

2. What was Eleanor Roosevelt's suspicion about the Democratic Party's interest in women's rights?
(a) They wanted to make token gestures, but ultimately prevent women from having rights.
(b) They were using the women's issues to distract from other more politically awkward issues.
(c) They did not really want give women a say.
(d) They were just trying to use the female vote.

3. What does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt was uncomfortable about in the townhouse where she lived with her husband and children?
(a) Being in charge of so many decisions.
(b) Being so far from home.
(c) Her husband's mistresses.
(d) Being surrounded by servants.

4. How did Franklin Roosevelt describe Eleanor Roosevelt's eyes when they met?
(a) Severe.
(b) Penetrating.
(c) Sympathetic.
(d) Adoring.

5. When did Eleanor start to see Franklin regularly?
(a) When she turned twenty.
(b) The winter of her coming out.
(c) Right after retuning to the U.S.
(d) Before she left England.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Sara Roosevelt's feelings change by the time Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt were married?

2. What does Freedman say was Eleanor Roosevelt's childhood nickname?

3. What does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt felt as a result of her mother's attention to looks?

4. How does Freedman characterize Eleanor's relationship with Sara Roosevelt?

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

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