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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. What does Freedman say Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt saw in Europe?
(a) Resistance to industrialism.
(b) Death and destruction.
(c) Socialism taking hold.
(d) Hope and rebuilding.

2. Where was Franklin Roosevelt on his way to, when Eleanor Roosevelt ran into him?
(a) To vacation in Maine.
(b) To visit his mother.
(c) To visit her grandmother.
(d) To return to school.

3. How long did Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt keep their engagement a secret?
(a) Two months.
(b) A year.
(c) Six months.
(d) Two years.

4. What was Eleanor Roosevelt doing before her husband ran for President?
(a) Banking.
(b) Painting.
(c) Activism.
(d) Parenting.

5. What does Freedman say was the effect of this nickname?
(a) She grew into it.
(b) She was hurt by it.
(c) She rebelled against it.
(d) She loved it.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt's relationship with her mother-in-law affected her?

2. How did Eleanor Roosevelt react to her father's death, in Freedman's account?

3. What was Franklin responsible for when the U.S. entered World War I?

4. What holiday did Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt marry on?

5. How does Freedman characterize Eleanor Roosevelt's feelings about moving to Albany when Franklin Roosevelt won his first race?

(see the answer key)

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