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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. Who beat Franklin Roosevelt in 1920?
(a) Calvin Coolidge.
(b) James Cox.
(c) Louis Howe.
(d) Woodrow Wilson.

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

3. What modest claim does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt made about her work as First Lady?
(a) Even an untalented person like her could change the world.
(b) She owed everything to her faith in God.
(c) She couldn't have done her work without a talented staff of assistants.
(d) She learned everything she knew from Franklin.

4. To whom did Eleanor Roosevelt NOT make unannounced visits?
(a) Struggling war veterans.
(b) Southern sharecroppers.
(c) Weapons manufacturers.
(d) Appalachian coal miners.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When were Eleanor Roosevelt's parents' married?

2. What does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt became for Franklin Roosevelt?

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

4. Why was Eleanor Roosevelt given this nickname?

5. What does Freedman say the Secret Service gave Eleanor Roosevelt?

(see the answer key)

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