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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt did to the position of First Lady?
(a) Won more power for it.
(b) Debased the office.
(c) Took it to new heights.
(d) Turned it into a more diplomatic position.

2. What does Freedman say Eleanor felt about her prospects as a wife?
(a) She secretly felt that any man would be lucky to have her for a bride.
(b) She was proud to finally become a wife and mother herself.
(c) She was filled with dread about having to perform a wife's duties.
(d) She was not beautiful, and did not have anything to offer.

3. What does Freedman say were Eleanor Roosevelt's feelings about her father?
(a) Resistance.
(b) Adoration.
(c) Hostility.
(d) She did not know him.

4. What title was Eleanor Roosevelt unofficially given, according to Freedman?
(a) Secretary of Interior.
(b) First Lady of the World.
(c) Lady Ambassador.
(d) Lady President.

5. What was Franklin Roosevelt's response to Eleanor Roosevelt's feelings about her household?
(a) He told her to just bear it.
(b) He told her to keep busy.
(c) He told her to speak up.
(d) He told her that it wouldn't be long before things improved.

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

7. How does Freedman characterize the time Eleanor Roosevelt spent at Allenswood?
(a) A time of luxury and being spoiled.
(b) The worst time of her life.
(c) Happiest years of her life.
(d) A time of trials and difficulties.

8. Why was Eleanor Roosevelt given this nickname?
(a) Her selflessness.
(b) Her cute face.
(c) Her thoughtful expression.
(d) Her old-fashioned ways.

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

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

11. How does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt used the thing the Secret Service gave her?
(a) She negotiated treaties.
(b) She unions and workers.
(c) She used it to foster her reputation for fierce independence.
(d) She went for long drives alone.

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

13. Who did Franklin Roosevelt follow into politics?
(a) A lawyer from his firm.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother's advice.
(d) His cousin Teddy.

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

15. What was a sign of being a 'fast woman'?
(a) Accepting jewelry without being engaged.
(b) Talking with a man.
(c) Dancing with a man.
(d) Writing a letter to a man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt do at the Harvard-Yale game?

2. What made Eleanor Roosevelt feel out of place in the company of her mother, grandmother, and aunts?

3. What did Eleanor give up at Sara's insistence?

4. What holiday did Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt marry on?

5. What was Elliot Roosevelt's reputation, according to Freedman?

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