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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. Who was Eleanor Roosevelt speaking for in her talks?
(a) American civilization itself.
(b) The downtrodden.
(c) The small businessman.
(d) The woman of the house.

2. What was Eleanor Roosevelt's suspicion about the Democratic Party's interest in women's rights?
(a) They were using the women's issues to distract from other more politically awkward issues.
(b) They were just trying to use the female vote.
(c) They wanted to make token gestures, but ultimately prevent women from having rights.
(d) They did not really want give women a say.

3. What did Eleanor appeal for in the face of Nazi oppression?
(a) Investigation of the political methods behind the Nazis' rise.
(b) Disarmament.
(c) Nuclearization.
(d) Invasion of Germany.

4. What advice did Louis Howe give Eleanor Roosevelt after Franklin Roosevelt's paralysis?
(a) To get her husband to retire.
(b) To get Franklin Roosevelt to write a book about his paralysis.
(c) To keep Franklin Roosevelt's name before the public.
(d) To keep medical information from her husband.

5. Where would Franklin invite Eleanor to visit on weekends?
(a) Yale.
(b) New Brunswick.
(c) Washington D.C.
(d) Campobello Island.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sadness attended Eleanor Roosevelt's return to the U.S.?

2. What responsibility did Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt say the government bore?

3. What did Franklin tell Eleanor on September 2, 1939?

4. What does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt became for Franklin Roosevelt?

5. What was Eleanor Roosevelt's response when she found Lucy Mercer's love letters to Franklin?

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