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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 year was the Armistice signed?
(a) 1921.
(b) 1916.
(c) 1916.
(d) 1918.

2. What did Franklin think about his wife's advice regarding politics?
(a) He did not think she was able to make those types of decisions.
(b) He frequently asked her to be quiet.
(c) He listened to her and always did what she said.
(d) He respected it, but didn't always follow it.

3. Which of her children did Eleanor have the most difficulty sending to boarding school?
(a) Her oldest daughter.
(b) Her youngest.
(c) All of them.
(d) Her first son.

4. What occurred at the 1920 Democratic convention?
(a) Franklin was nominated for vice president.
(b) Franklin fell ill.
(c) Woodrow Wilson was elected president.
(d) A meeting with European forces.

5. After the vice presidential election, where did the Roosevelts move?
(a) Campobello.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Washington.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Eleanor when Franklin proposed to her?

2. Which of the following was not a type of lesson Eleanor took?

3. What sort of lessons did Eleanor take after the vice presidential election?

4. What was Eleanor given to carry in her car?

5. How did Eleanor feel in public situations in the early part of her marriage?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Eleanor like in large groups as a teenager?

2. How much of Eleanor's advice do you think Franklin took seriously? Why do you think that?

3. What sorts of travel experiences did Eleanor have as a young girl?

4. In what capacity was Eleanor working as a journalist during the 1930's?

5. How did Eleanor become aware at a young age that there is much suffering in the world?

6. What description does Eleanor give about Campobello?

7. Eleanor's role as a mother and wife changed a bit during WWI. What did she see as her main duties?

8. Eleanor and Franklin were cousins. During the early 1900's, how socially acceptable was the practice of dating and marrying a cousin?

9. Describe Eleanor and Franklin's wedding.

10. Describe Eleanor's "coming out" as a debutante..

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