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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Five: A Conventional Society Matron.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Freedman characterize the relationship between Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt?
(a) They were formal to the point of being cold.
(b) They talked a lot.
(c) They were young and confused.
(d) They were passionate lovers.

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

3. What misfortune struck Eleanor Roosevelt at age ten?
(a) A farm accident.
(b) Her parents died.
(c) Her sister died.
(d) Polio.

4. When did Eleanor start to see Franklin regularly?
(a) When she turned twenty.
(b) Before she left England.
(c) Right after retuning to the U.S.
(d) The winter of her coming out.

5. Where did Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt honeymoon?
(a) Europe.
(b) Niagara Falls.
(c) Newport.
(d) California.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt keep their engagement a secret?

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

3. What was Franklin Roosevelt's response to Eleanor Roosevelt's feelings about her household?

4. What does Freedman say were Eleanor Roosevelt's feelings about her father?

5. How did Franklin Roosevelt describe Eleanor Roosevelt's eyes when they met?

(see the answer key)

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