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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Ten: The War Years.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Franklin tell Eleanor on September 2, 1939?
(a) That Germany had invaded Poland.
(b) That the Japanese had attacked Pearl Harbor.
(c) That he was losing his health.
(d) That Japan had invaded China.

2. Where did Elliot Roosevelt go while his wife stayed in New York with the children?
(a) Canada.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Wisconsin.
(d) England.

3. Who was Earl Miller?
(a) An activist.
(b) A reporter.
(c) A political appointee.
(d) A state trooper.

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

5. What was Franklin Roosevelt's response to Eleanor Roosevelt's feelings about her household?
(a) He told her that it wouldn't be long before things improved.
(b) He told her to speak up.
(c) He told her to just bear it.
(d) He told her to keep busy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Freedman describe the difference between Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt on civil rights?

2. What was Eleanor Roosevelt's response when she found Lucy Mercer's love letters to Franklin?

3. What does Freedman say Eleanor felt about her prospects as a wife?

4. How does Freedman characterize the difference between Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt's personalities?

5. Who did Franklin Roosevelt follow into politics?

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