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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 given to carry in her car?
(a) A gun.
(b) A knife.
(c) A sunshade.
(d) A fancy coat.

2. What was the name of Eleanor and Franklin's first son?
(a) John.
(b) James.
(c) Franklin.
(d) Joseph.

3. What policy referred to improving relationships with Latin America?
(a) The Camaraderie Policy.
(b) The Ambassadorial Policy.
(c) The Good Friends Policy.
(d) The Good Neighbor Policy.

4. How did Eleanor feel in public situations in the early part of her marriage?
(a) Like she is the ruler of the world.
(b) Shy and anxious.
(c) Comfortable.
(d) Natural.

5. How old was Eleanor when Franklin proposed to her?
(a) 23.
(b) 19.
(c) 31.
(d) 16.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of her children did Eleanor have the most difficulty sending to boarding school?

2. Who else was on the Roosevelts' ship when they sailed home?

3. Where did the Roosevelts spend election night of 1932?

4. Where did Eleanor and her siblings spend the winters?

5. In 1915, where was the World's Fair held?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How was Eleanor introduced to politics? What was her attitude toward them at first?

3. Describe Eleanor and Franklin's wedding.

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

5. Describe the process of how Franklin was elected governor of New York, including the Democratic Convention.

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

7. During her first years as First Lady, what seemed to have affected Eleanor the most as she made her trips around the United States?

8. How did the structure of social life change when the United States entered WWI?

9. Describe Eleanor's relationship with her biological parents.

10. What sorts of activities did Eleanor become involved in when the family moved to New York?

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