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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What responsibility did Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt say the government bore?
(a) To regulate business practices.
(b) To spur innovation.
(c) To defend the weak.
(d) To encourage innovation.

2. Where did Eleanor travel to visit troops?
(a) Hawaii.
(b) England.
(c) Australia.
(d) France.

3. What was Franklin Roosevelt's reaction to his paralysis?
(a) He accepted it with equanimity.
(b) He believed he would walk again.
(c) He investigated every scientific cure.
(d) He became depressed and angry.

4. What did Eleanor learn how to do in order to teach her children?
(a) Swim.
(b) Shoot.
(c) Drive.
(d) Fish.

5. What does Freedman say Eleanor felt about public speaking?
(a) She hated it because it made her so nervous.
(b) She became apprehensive before speaking, but generally impressed people with her speaking.
(c) She did not like it because she was not good at it.
(d) She learned to use crowds' emotions.

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

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

8. What did Eleanor do after Franklin Roosevelt lost the 1920 election?
(a) Started an affair with Louis Howe.
(b) Went to business school.
(c) Charity work.
(d) Traveled.

9. What does Freedman say Franklin Roosevelt would ask his wife to back away from?
(a) Equal rights legislation.
(b) Politically untenable positions.
(c) Women's rights legislation.
(d) The budget.

10. What did Eleanor Roosevelt prefer to chauffeured limousines?
(a) A Dodge coupe.
(b) A Plymouth convertible.
(c) A Ford roadster.
(d) Walking.

11. What did Eleanor attribute to Esther Lape and Elizabeth Read?
(a) Her devotion to her husband.
(b) Her political awakening.
(c) Her ability to speak up to her mother-in-law.
(d) Her triumph over shyness.

12. What did Eleanor like about Louis Howe?
(a) He adored her.
(b) He was the most dashing man in the legislature.
(c) He asked her opinions.
(d) He introduced her to modern art.

13. Why was Franklin Roosevelt encouraged to run for a third term?
(a) Because Congress formally asked him to.
(b) Because of the failure of any Republicans to accept a nomination.
(c) Because he had committed to seeing the war through himself.
(d) Because of the fragility of the political situation.

14. How does Freedman say the trip to see troops affected Eleanor Roosevelt?
(a) She lost 30 pounds.
(b) She was invigorated.
(c) She became severely depressed.
(d) She returned very sick.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why did Franklin Roosevelt expand the size of the federal government?

4. What did Eleanor appeal for in the face of Nazi oppression?

5. What does Freedman say the White House resounded with the sound of?

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