View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Nine: Partners.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Freedman say Eleanor changed in Franklin Roosevelt's second term?
(a) She began to get in over her head.
(b) She became a more attentive listener.
(c) She began to seize power for herself.
(d) She rose to the occasion and ran his administration.

2. What does Freedman say the Secret Service objected to?
(a) Eleanor Roosevelt's trips to foreign countries.
(b) Eleanor Roosevelt's outspoken public persona.
(c) Eleanor Roosevelt's driving alone.
(d) Eleanor Roosevelt's reclusivity.

3. What did Eleanor Roosevelt urge women to do in 'It's Up to the Women'?
(a) Make the money for the household.
(b) Help the poor.
(c) Guarantee equal rights for blacks.
(d) Participate in politics.

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

5. How does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt's voice changed during her tenure as First Lady?
(a) She began to speak less and less as her husband's presidency went on.
(b) She spoke more strongly for justice and peace.
(c) She spoke out for American participation in World War II.
(d) She spoke out in defense of corporations and free enterprise.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Franklin Roosevelt's reaction to his paralysis?

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

3. What was Eleanor Roosevelt's lifestyle like, according to Freedman?

4. What did Eleanor Roosevelt prefer to chauffeured limousines?

5. What does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt did about this feeling?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 271 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample