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

2. What does Freedman say people expected Eleanor Roosevelt to do as First Lady?
(a) Decorate the White House.
(b) Be quiet.
(c) Help her husband make decisions.
(d) Gather information for the President.

3. When did Franklin Roosevelt take office in the White House?
(a) March 1933.
(b) March 1931.
(c) April 1934.
(d) February 1932.

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

5. What does Freedman say Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt would do separately in their personal suites?
(a) Entertain.
(b) Strategize.
(c) Fundraise.
(d) Hold meetings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Freedman say was the effect of Franklin Roosevelt's paralysis?

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

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

4. What effect did her husband's paralysis have on Eleanor's feelings for him?

5. What was Eleanor's position at the Women's Democratic News?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Roosevelts' experience in Europe after the Great War.

2. How did her husband's loss in 1920 affect Eleanor Roosevelt's political activities?

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

4. How does Freedman describe the White House as it was occupied by Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt?

5. Describe Franklin Roosevelt's progress from paralyzed New York politician to candidate for President.

6. How did Eleanor develop as a public speaker?

7. Describe Eleanor's experience teaching at the Todhunter school.

8. In what way was Eleanor Roosevelt unlike previous First Ladies?

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

10. Why did Franklin Roosevelt end up taking a third term as President?

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