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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who invited Eleanor to England during WWII?
(a) Prince Charles.
(b) Churchill.
(c) The king of England.
(d) Queen Elizabeth.

2. What was the first piece of news Eleanor heard about her husband's health on April 12, 1945?
(a) He had a heart attack.
(b) He was in poor health.
(c) He fainted.
(d) He was in a coma.

3. What was the name of Eleanor's secretary?
(a) Stephen.
(b) Priscilla.
(c) Tommy.
(d) Kate.

4. In 1941, what did Franklin and Churchill discuss?
(a) NATO.
(b) Germany and Hitler.
(c) The Atlantic Charter.
(d) Their family history.

5. Which of the following countries separated from India?
(a) Bhutan.
(b) Pakistan.
(c) Myanmar.
(d) Nepal.

6. Who arranged Eleanor's travel schedule in the Soviet Union?
(a) The American ambassador.
(b) Intourist.
(c) Eleanor's secretary.
(d) Future Travels, Inc.

7. After Christmas of 1944, what did Franklin begin to prepare for?
(a) A meeting with Churchill.
(b) The Yalta conference.
(c) His mother's death.
(d) The birth of a child.

8. Where did Eleanor stay in England?
(a) The University of London.
(b) In an old mansion.
(c) Windsor Castle.
(d) Buckingham Palace.

9. At which school did Eleanor lecture to young people?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Vassar.
(c) Furman.
(d) Brandeis.

10. Who did Eleanor say were doing a better job of helping the people of the world than Americans?
(a) Russians.
(b) The French.
(c) The Cubans.
(d) The Japanese.

11. Why did Eleanor keep the freezer well stocked when she lived alone in Hyde Park?
(a) She never knew who would show up.
(b) She had a fear of running out of food.
(c) Franklin was a big eater.
(d) She liked to shop the sales.

12. What difference did Eleanor notice in the Soviet Union as compared to the West?
(a) More creativity was found in the arts of the Soviet Union.
(b) She felt more at home in the Soviet Union.
(c) People were less able to speak freely.
(d) People dressed better.

13. After Franklin's burial, with whom did Eleanor return to Washington with?
(a) President and Mrs. Truman.
(b) Her sisters.
(c) Her children.
(d) No one.

14. Which two people died within a two-week period in 1941
(a) Eleanor's son and sister.
(b) Eleanor's mother and father.
(c) Eleanor's mother-in-law and brother.
(d) Eleanor's aunt and child mentor.

15. Who arrived in January 1944 for a long visit at the White House?
(a) Johnny's wife and children.
(b) Eleanor's aunts and uncles.
(c) Franklin's childhood best friend.
(d) Franklin, Jr., and his wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the organizing meeting of the General Assembly held?

2. Which of the following members of royalty did not visit the Roosevelts in the White House?

3. What was Eleanor's impression of Israel?

4. Where did Franklin go to have a secret meeting with Churchill?

5. Who arrived at the White House later February 1944?

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