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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 made Eleanor Roosevelt feel out of place in the company of her mother, grandmother, and aunts?
(a) She was not a beauty.
(b) She was not married yet.
(c) She did not know Greek.
(d) She had been educated abroad.

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

3. What gesture of familiarity was forbidden to Franklin Roosevelt?
(a) Inviting her to his house.
(b) Talking about Eleanor with friends.
(c) Calling Eleanor by her first name.
(d) Writing letters to Eleanor.

4. What does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt did to the position of First Lady?
(a) Took it to new heights.
(b) Turned it into a more diplomatic position.
(c) Debased the office.
(d) Won more power for it.

5. To what does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt devoted her time after her husband died?
(a) Drought relief in Africa.
(b) The World Bank.
(c) The United Nations.
(d) The International Monetary Fund.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What incident does Freedman say escalated Elliot Roosevelt's alcoholism?

3. What misfortune struck Eleanor Roosevelt at age ten?

4. Where did Franklin Roosevelt attend law school?

5. How did Eleanor Roosevelt change under Mlle. Souvestre's influence?

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