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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where would Franklin Roosevelt go for his health?

2. Why was Franklin Roosevelt encouraged to run for a third term?

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

4. Eleanor Roosevelt was criticized for advocating what political stance?

5. How did Franklin Roosevelt show his regard for Marion Dickerman and Nancy Cook?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How did Eleanor Roosevelt's role change in Franklin's second term as President?

6. How does Freedman characterize Eleanor Roosevelt's response to European hostilities?

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

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

9. Describe Franklin Roosevelt's illness and paralysis.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

To what extent was Eleanor Roosevelt a product of her times? How did the Great War, Prohibition, the Depression and the build-up toward war in Europe in the 1930s shape her personality? How did her personality pres back against the pressure of the times?

Essay Topic 2

How has feminism changed since Eleanor Roosevelt? How does modern feminism bear the imprint of Eleanor Roosevelt's work in the 1920s and 1930s?

Essay Topic 3

What can Eleanor Roosevelt's life teach us, about how to live? What moral does Freedman extract from her life, and what other morals might it teach?

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