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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Freedman say Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt saw in Europe?
(a) Socialism taking hold.
(b) Resistance to industrialism.
(c) Death and destruction.
(d) Hope and rebuilding.

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

5. What was Eleanor Roosevelt's response when she found Lucy Mercer's love letters to Franklin?
(a) Locked him out of the house.
(b) Left.
(c) Offered him his freedom.
(d) Told Sara to talk to him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To whom did Eleanor Roosevelt NOT make unannounced visits?

3. What does Freedman say Franklin Roosevelt would ask his wife to back away from?

4. How does Freedman characterize Eleanor Roosevelt's role in the New Age her husband was inaugurating?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Franklin Roosevelt's death.

2. How does Freedman describe Eleanor Roosevelt's career through Franklin's first term as President?

3. What was the debate over the League of Nations in 1920, and how did it affect Franklin Roosevelt's election prospects?

4. What did Eleanor Roosevelt do to help women, as First Lady?

5. How does Freedman describe Eleanor Roosevelt's trip to Europe to visit the troops?

6. What was Eleanor Roosevelt's part in the National Youth Administration?

7. Where does Freedman say Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt differed politically?

8. What was the outcome of the affair with Lucy Mercer?

9. What does the term 'liberal' mean when applied to Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt?

10. Describe Franklin Roosevelt's illness and paralysis.

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