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

2. What is NOT an innovation Freedman credits Eleanor Roosevelt with?
(a) Negotiating treaties herself.
(b) Driving her own car.
(c) Traveling the world.
(d) Opening the White House doors to reporters.

3. How does Freedman characterize the bond between Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt?
(a) Distrustful and disappointing.
(b) Passionate and intimate.
(c) Fragile and inconstant.
(d) Strong and lasting.

4. What did Eleanor think about Franklin?
(a) She doubted his seriousness as a person.
(b) She was afraid of him.
(c) She had a soft spot for him, but no real affection.
(d) She didn't think he was interested in her.

5. What did Eleanor like about Louis Howe?
(a) He asked her opinions.
(b) He was the most dashing man in the legislature.
(c) He introduced her to modern art.
(d) He adored her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Eleanor Roosevelt doing before her husband ran for President?

2. When were Eleanor Roosevelt's parents' married?

3. What advice did Louis Howe give Eleanor Roosevelt after Franklin Roosevelt's paralysis?

4. What did Eleanor learn how to do in order to teach her children?

5. What words did Eleanor Roosevelt use to describe her looks?

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