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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 Roosevelt did about this feeling?
(a) Kept silent.
(b) Argued fiercely.
(c) Argued fiercely.
(d) Talked herself out of it.

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

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

4. Where did Elliot Roosevelt go while his wife stayed in New York with the children?
(a) Canada.
(b) England.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Wisconsin.

5. Where was Allenswood?
(a) Paris.
(b) Virginia.
(c) New York.
(d) London.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Freedman describe Eleanor Roosevelt's looks as a young girl?

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

3. What misfortune struck Eleanor Roosevelt at age ten?

4. What were Eleanor Roosevelt's best subjects at Allenswood?

5. What does Freedman say Eleanor felt about her prospects as a wife?

(see the answer key)

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