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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eight: A President's Wife.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Molly Dewson?
(a) Head of the women's division of the DNC.
(b) Head of the League of Women's Voters.
(c) Head of the effort to find work for women.
(d) Editor at Women's Democratic News.

2. What was it that paralyzed Franklin Roosevelt?
(a) A stroke.
(b) Polio.
(c) Syphilis.
(d) A swimming accident.

3. How does Freedman describe Eleanor Roosevelt's personality as a child?
(a) Quick-witted.
(b) Timid.
(c) Brave.
(d) Outspoken.

4. What was Franklin Roosevelt in charge of in Europe?
(a) Closing U.S. naval bases.
(b) Establishing U.S. bases.
(c) Diplomacy.
(d) Reconstruction.

5. What did Eleanor give up at Sara's insistence?
(a) Going to the opera.
(b) Charity work.
(c) Smoking.
(d) Her teaching job in the slums.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Freedman say was the effect of Franklin Roosevelt's paralysis?

2. Where did Franklin Roosevelt attend law school?

3. How does Freedman describe Eleanor Roosevelt's mother's looks?

4. What does Freedman say was the effect of this nickname?

5. How does Freedman characterize the difference between Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt's personalities?

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