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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom did Eleanor Roosevelt NOT make unannounced visits?
(a) Southern sharecroppers.
(b) Weapons manufacturers.
(c) Struggling war veterans.
(d) Appalachian coal miners.

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

3. How does Freedman characterize Eleanor Roosevelt's role in the New Age her husband was inaugurating?
(a) She was the motivation.
(b) She was the legwork.
(c) She was the intelligence.
(d) She was the conscience.

4. What does Freedman say Franklin Roosevelt did in the wake of his affair?
(a) Tried to please Eleanor.
(b) Pleaded with her to allow him his dalliances.
(c) Disregarded Eleanor's feelings.
(d) Insisted on his rights as a man.

5. What did Franklin Roosevelt die of?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Stroke.
(c) Polio.
(d) Massive hemorrhage.

6. What communities did Eleanor Roosevelt provide political access to for her husband?
(a) Northeasterners.
(b) Blacks.
(c) The poor.
(d) Business elites.

7. Who does Freedman say the Roosevelts would invite to the White House?
(a) Their extended families.
(b) Their political enemies.
(c) Their childhood friends.
(d) Their children and grandchildren.

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

9. What was Sarah Roosevelt's response when she heard about the crisis over Franklin Roosevelt's affair with Lucy Mercer?
(a) She told him she would support him no matter what.
(b) She threatened to cut off his inheritance if he divorced.
(c) She threatened to ruin his political career if he divorced.
(d) She offered him his freedom.

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

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

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

13. Where did Eleanor take a political leadership position?
(a) League of Women's Voters.
(b) League of Nations.
(c) New York State Democratic Party.
(d) The National Democratic Party.

14. What did Marion Dickerman and Eleanor Roosevelt do together after Marion invited Eleanor to teach?
(a) Developed new techniques for teaching poor people.
(b) Bought the school.
(c) Opened a new school.
(d) Started teaching in the ghettoes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Freedman characterize the bond between Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt?

2. Who was Molly Dewson?

3. How many men does Freedman say were killed in World War I?

4. How did Franklin Roosevelt come to national prominence after 1929?

5. What did Eleanor do after Franklin Roosevelt lost the 1920 election?

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