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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. When did Franklin Roosevelt ask Congress for a declaration of war?
(a) May 1, 1940.
(b) September 2, 1939.
(c) December 8, 1941.
(d) August, 1945.

2. Who was Lucy Mercer?
(a) Sarah Roosevelt's friend.
(b) Eleanor Roosevelt's social secretary.
(c) The governess for Eleanor Roosevelt's children.
(d) Franklin Roosevelt's assistant.

3. What does Freedman say Franklin Roosevelt would ask his wife to back away from?
(a) Women's rights legislation.
(b) The budget.
(c) Politically untenable positions.
(d) Equal rights legislation.

4. What did Marion Dickerman and Eleanor Roosevelt do together after Marion invited Eleanor to teach?
(a) Developed new techniques for teaching poor people.
(b) Started teaching in the ghettoes.
(c) Opened a new school.
(d) Bought the school.

5. When were Eleanor Roosevelt's parents' married?
(a) 1875.
(b) 1864.
(c) 1883.
(d) 1893.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gesture of familiarity was forbidden to Franklin Roosevelt?

2. What kind of gathering was Eleanor Roosevelt a frequent attendant at after her return to the U.S.?

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

4. In what way does Freedman say Franklin Roosevelt shocked his wife?

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

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