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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 were the social conditions like in America when Franklin Roosevelt took office?
(a) Millions were out of work.
(b) People were getting back to work.
(c) There was lawlessness in large areas.
(d) People were enjoying unprecedented prosperity.

2. What incident does Freedman say escalated Elliot Roosevelt's alcoholism?
(a) A broken ankle.
(b) A financial crisis.
(c) A divorce.
(d) A needy personality.

3. How does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt's voice changed during her tenure as First Lady?
(a) She spoke more strongly for justice and peace.
(b) She spoke out for American participation in World War II.
(c) She began to speak less and less as her husband's presidency went on.
(d) She spoke out in defense of corporations and free enterprise.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Eleanor Roosevelt secretly engaged to at nineteen?

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

3. What does Freedman say was the effect of this nickname?

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

5. Where was Allenswood?

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