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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How would Eleanor go about making a recommendation to her husband, according to Freedman?
(a) She would make her proposal in the most concise way.
(b) She would talk to her husband's advisors, and convince them to support her idea.
(c) She would buy a book or bring a guest who could articulate her idea.
(d) She would talk to him when they were alone.

2. How did Franklin Roosevelt show his regard for Marion Dickerman and Nancy Cook?
(a) He donated money to their campaigns.
(b) He built a cottage for them at Hyde Park.
(c) He wrote editorials in support of their causes.
(d) He paid for them to travel to Europe for political training.

3. What does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt felt as a result of her mother's attention to looks?
(a) Queenly decorum.
(b) Inferiority.
(c) Placid confidence.
(d) Self-loathing.

4. What does Freedman say Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt would do separately in their personal suites?
(a) Entertain.
(b) Hold meetings.
(c) Strategize.
(d) Fundraise.

5. What kind of gathering was Eleanor Roosevelt a frequent attendant at after her return to the U.S.?
(a) Hunting party.
(b) Lynching.
(c) Political rally.
(d) Dinner party.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Sarah Roosevelt's response when she heard about the crisis over Franklin Roosevelt's affair with Lucy Mercer?

2. To whom did Eleanor Roosevelt NOT make unannounced visits?

3. How did Eleanor Roosevelt say Mlle. Souvestre affected her?

4. Why did Franklin propose to Eleanor, according to Freedman?

5. What does Freedman say Franklin Roosevelt did in the wake of his affair?

(see the answer key)

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