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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eleven: On Her Own.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt do at the Harvard-Yale game?
(a) Eloped.
(b) Kissed for the first time.
(c) Slipped away from their chaperone.
(d) Got drunk together.

2. How did Franklin Roosevelt describe Eleanor Roosevelt's eyes when they met?
(a) Severe.
(b) Sympathetic.
(c) Penetrating.
(d) Adoring.

3. What was the Consumer's League focused on?
(a) Women's working conditions.
(b) Debt relief.
(c) Hunger relief.
(d) Literacy.

4. What made Eleanor Roosevelt's uncle dangerous?
(a) His shotgun.
(b) His madness.
(c) His gambling.
(d) His fits of rage.

5. What worries does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt had to contend with in the late 1940s and 1950s?
(a) Her children's marriages and careers.
(b) Her financial security.
(c) The state of the nation.
(d) Her own health.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Freedman say were Eleanor Roosevelt's feelings about war?

3. Which improvement were women NOT trying to make when Eleanor Roosevelt was working with the Women's Democratic News?

4. What does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt felt about politics?

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

(see the answer key)

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