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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Freedman say the White House resounded with the sound of?
(a) Whispering advisors.
(b) Spirited debate.
(c) Plots and counterplots.
(d) Authoritative footsteps.

3. What were the social conditions like in America when Franklin Roosevelt took office?
(a) Millions were out of work.
(b) People were getting back to work.
(c) People were enjoying unprecedented prosperity.
(d) There was lawlessness in large areas.

4. What does Freedman say was the effect of Franklin Roosevelt's paralysis?
(a) He despaired, but was occasionally inspired.
(b) He became more understanding of people's hardships.
(c) He learned to remain untouched by political attacks.
(d) He began to drink and became depressed.

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

6. How did Franklin Roosevelt show his regard for Marion Dickerman and Nancy Cook?
(a) He built a cottage for them at Hyde Park.
(b) He wrote editorials in support of their causes.
(c) He donated money to their campaigns.
(d) He paid for them to travel to Europe for political training.

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

8. How does Freedman characterize conversations at the White House?
(a) The children would interrupt Franklin or Eleanor Roosevelt if they didn't agree.
(b) Eleanor would throw people out of they disagreed with her.
(c) There was always a respectful silence when the President and First Lady spoke.
(d) The President and First Lady would pick their visitors' brains for information and observations.

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

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

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

12. What did Eleanor Roosevelt co-direct with Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia?
(a) The Office of Civilian Defense.
(b) The Communication Corps.
(c) The USO.
(d) The League of Women's Voters.

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

14. What did Eleanor Roosevelt dislike about the prospect of moving to Washington D.C.?
(a) Having to hold her tongue.
(b) Being scrutinized by everyone.
(c) Having to be outspoken.
(d) Being responsible for so many people.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Franklin Roosevelt's reaction to his paralysis?

2. How does Freedman say the marriage between Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt changed after the Lucy Mercer affair?

3. Who was Molly Dewson?

4. Where did Marion Dickerman invite Eleanor to teach?

5. Who was Eleanor Roosevelt speaking for in her talks?

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