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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 did Eleanor think is the cause of the problems she sees in Moscow?
(a) The leaders of the country.
(b) Oppression.
(c) Warfare.
(d) The transition from colonization to independence.

2. What was Eleanor's primary interest after she visited the Soviet Union in 1958?
(a) Older adults with serious illnesses.
(b) Oncology.
(c) Emotionally disturbed children.
(d) Single mothers.

3. According to Eleanor, did Franklin want to run for a third term?
(a) It is unclear.
(b) Yes, but kept it a secret from Eleanor.
(c) She doesn't think so.
(d) No, and he made it very clear.

4. What did Eleanor do after her formal duties at the UN ended?
(a) Spent more time with her grandchildren.
(b) Wrote a novel.
(c) Developed a non-profit in memory of Franklin.
(d) Volunteered for the American Association.

5. Which of the following places did Eleanor not take her granddaughter to in 1959?
(a) Hawaii.
(b) Paris.
(c) Israel.
(d) London.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was planned for construction at Hyde Park in 1939?

2. What did Franklin tell Eleanor about when he comes back from his secret meeting with Churchill?

3. Who told Eleanor the news about Pearl Harbor?

4. Which two people died within a two-week period in 1941

5. In what month during 1944 did the Allied invasion of Europe begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What differences between life in the East and West did Eleanor notice after visiting Yalta?

2. How was Franklin's death foreshadowed in Chapter 27?

3. Compare Eleanor's views of how Russians were helping the world and how Americans were helping the world in 1959.

4. How did Eleanor's work with the UN impact her interest in the Soviet Union?

5. Do you think Eleanor traveled too much in the years following Franklin's death? Describe why.

6. Describe Franklin's death and funeral.

7. Which heads of state visited Eleanor and Franklin in the White House?

8. What did Eleanor learn about Hong Kong in the mid-1950s?

9. How did Eleanor feel about being the only female delegate on the UN General Assembly?

10. How did Franklin eventually earn Stalin's respect and trust?

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