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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Franklin Roosevelt ask Congress for a declaration of war?
(a) May 1, 1940.
(b) December 8, 1941.
(c) September 2, 1939.
(d) August, 1945.

2. What did Eleanor Roosevelt NOT start to get invitations for after she joined the Women's Democratic News?
(a) Speaking engagements.
(b) Radio interviews.
(c) Campaign for office.
(d) Political debates.

3. What did Eleanor Roosevelt work with a private coach to improve?
(a) Her writing.
(b) Her sense of diplomacy and propriety.
(c) Her public speaking.
(d) Her driving.

4. Who was Earl Miller?
(a) A state trooper.
(b) A political appointee.
(c) An activist.
(d) A reporter.

5. What was Eleanor's position at the League of Women's Voters?
(a) She served on the legislative committee.
(b) She coordinated rallies.
(c) She distributed leaflets.
(d) She helped with fundraising.

6. Which improvement were women NOT trying to make when Eleanor Roosevelt was working with the Women's Democratic News?
(a) Ending child labor.
(b) Limiting hours of the work week.
(c) Giving women the right to organize in labor unions
(d) Giving women the vote.

7. Where did Marion Dickerman invite Eleanor to teach?
(a) The Todhunter school.
(b) The ghetto.
(c) Columbia.
(d) The Friends School.

8. Why did Eleanor Roosevelt resign from the Daughters of the American Revolution?
(a) Because she wanted to make room for other talented women.
(b) Because Franklin Roosevelt's advisors asked her to.
(c) They asked her to avoid a conflict of interests.
(d) Because of their racist politics.

9. What did Eleanor refuse to give up when Franklin Roosevelt was elected Governor of New York?
(a) The Women's Democratic News.
(b) Teaching.
(c) Travel.
(d) Political activities.

10. What was Eleanor's position at the Women's Democratic News?
(a) Writer.
(b) Political correspondent.
(c) Editor.
(d) Fundraising coordinator.

11. With whom did Eleanor Roosevelt fly from Baltimore to Washington D.C.?
(a) Roscoe Turner.
(b) Eddie Rickenbacker.
(c) Jimmy Doolittle.
(d) Amelia Earhart.

12. Eleanor Roosevelt was criticized for advocating what political stance?
(a) Women's rights.
(b) Government regulation.
(c) Environmental protection.
(d) Equal rights for blacks.

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

14. What was Franklin Roosevelt in charge of in Europe?
(a) Diplomacy.
(b) Establishing U.S. bases.
(c) Closing U.S. naval bases.
(d) Reconstruction.

15. What does Freedman say Franklin Roosevelt needed as the war took a toll on him?
(a) Visits from grandchildren.
(b) Distracting conversations about trivialities.
(c) Quiet time alone with Eleanor.
(d) Travel.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Freedman say Eleanor tried to convey her observations to her husband?

2. What did Eleanor attribute to Esther Lape and Elizabeth Read?

3. When did World War I end?

4. How did Eleanor Roosevelt describe her political position?

5. How would Eleanor go about making a recommendation to her husband, according to Freedman?

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