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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. What was the relation between Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt?
(a) Second cousins.
(b) No relation.
(c) First cousins.
(d) Fifth cousins.

2. What does Freedman say was Eleanor Roosevelt's childhood nickname?
(a) Cinderella.
(b) Sweetie.
(c) The sad-eyed lady.
(d) Granny.

3. What was Eleanor Roosevelt's lifestyle like, according to Freedman?
(a) Penurious.
(b) Niggardly.
(c) Thrifty.
(d) Luxurious.

4. How old was Eleanor Roosevelt when she returned to the U.S.?
(a) 18.
(b) 21.
(c) 24.
(d) 16.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What made Eleanor Roosevelt's uncle dangerous?

2. What was Elliot Roosevelt's reputation, according to Freedman?

3. What did Eleanor give up at Sara's insistence?

4. Who was Lucy Mercer?

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

(see the answer key)

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