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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Lorene Hickok?
(a) Eleanor's social secretary
(b) A newswoman and close friend of Eleanor's
(c) Franklin's personal secretary
(d) The Roosevelt children's governess

2. What did Lorene provide to Eleanor?
(a) Advice and confidence
(b) Recipes for White House dinners
(c) Important books and documentaries
(d) Advice on raising the children

3. What was the Arcadia Conference?
(a) Roosevelt and Churchill's plan to deal with Germany first
(b) The declaration of war against Germany
(c) The beginning of the United Nations
(d) The foundation of the League of Nations

4. What college did Roosevelt attend after boarding school?
(a) Columbia University
(b) Duke University
(c) Yale University
(d) Harvard University

5. How many Allied troops escaped to England in the "miracle of Dunkirk?"
(a) 300,000
(b) 3,400
(c) 34,000
(d) 340,000

Short Answer Questions

1. What demeanor was Roosevelt encouraged to develop as a child?

2. Of what did Eleanor urge Americans to slow their purchases?

3. What was the British government requesting of the United States in the Summer of 1940?

4. What staple item is added to the ration list by Thanksgiving of 1942?

5. What was Roosevelt's opponent's position on a military draft?

(see the answer key)

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