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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 does Freedman say Eleanor felt when Franklin proposed?
(a) Love.
(b) Shock.
(c) Gratitude.
(d) Disbelief.

2. What does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt felt about politics?
(a) It was the most American profession.
(b) It was the thing that stopped progress from happening.
(c) It should clear the way for social change.
(d) It was a man's profession.

3. How did Franklin Roosevelt describe Eleanor Roosevelt's eyes when they met?
(a) Severe.
(b) Adoring.
(c) Penetrating.
(d) Sympathetic.

4. What were Eleanor Roosevelt's best subjects at Allenswood?
(a) Greek and Latin.
(b) Religion and poetry.
(c) Botany and husbandry.
(d) Literature and history.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which child of Eleanor Roosevelt's died in infancy?

2. What difficulties does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt was First Lady through?

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

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

5. What did Anna Roosevelt die of?

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