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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 Eleanor Roosevelt feel her husband did to her lifestyle by running for President?
(a) Improved it.
(b) Took it away.
(c) Belittled it.
(d) Undermined it.

2. What did Elliot Roosevelt die of?
(a) Shipwreck.
(b) An accident.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Alcoholism.

3. What did Eleanor Roosevelt co-direct with Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia?
(a) The Communication Corps.
(b) The League of Women's Voters.
(c) The Office of Civilian Defense.
(d) The USO.

4. What communities did Eleanor Roosevelt provide political access to for her husband?
(a) The poor.
(b) Business elites.
(c) Northeasterners.
(d) Blacks.

5. How does Freedman characterize Eleanor's relationship with Sara Roosevelt?
(a) She agreed with all her plans.
(b) She opposed her in almost everything.
(c) She declared her independence from her.
(d) She adopted her as her own mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Eleanor Roosevelt doing before her husband ran for President?

2. Why did Franklin propose to Eleanor, according to Freedman?

3. What misfortune struck Eleanor Roosevelt at age ten?

4. What did Eleanor Roosevelt urge women to do in 'It's Up to the Women'?

5. Who were Eleanor Roosevelt's classmates at Allenswood?

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