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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 was Eleanor Roosevelt's first child born?
(a) Winter 1905.
(b) Spring 1906.
(c) Fall 1906.
(d) Spring 1905.

2. How does Freedman characterize Eleanor Roosevelt's feelings about moving to Albany when Franklin Roosevelt won his first race?
(a) She was delighted to get away from Sara.
(b) She was glad to have more space for the children.
(c) She was sorry to have to become a political wife.
(d) She was sorry to leave New York.

3. What does Freedman say the Secret Service objected to?
(a) Eleanor Roosevelt's outspoken public persona.
(b) Eleanor Roosevelt's reclusivity.
(c) Eleanor Roosevelt's driving alone.
(d) Eleanor Roosevelt's trips to foreign countries.

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

5. What does Freedman say the White House resounded with the sound of?
(a) Whispering advisors.
(b) Plots and counterplots.
(c) Authoritative footsteps.
(d) Spirited debate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a sign of being a 'fast woman'?

2. Why was Franklin Roosevelt encouraged to run for a third term?

3. Where did Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt honeymoon?

4. What advice did Louis Howe give Eleanor Roosevelt after Franklin Roosevelt's paralysis?

5. Where did Eleanor take a political leadership position?

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