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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Roosevelt vacation with his family in June of 1940?
(a) Hyde Park
(b) Maine
(c) Florida
(d) Georgia

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

3. By the end of 1942, how many Jews were estimated to have been killed by the Germans?
(a) 3 million
(b) 3 thousand
(c) 30 million
(d) 30 thousand

4. Roosevelt had to decide whether to give military aid to the British or ________________________________.
(a) Build up America's military
(b) Let Britain fight its own battles
(c) Side with Germany
(d) Stay out of the war completely

5. What unpopular law did Roosevelt need to reinstate during the Summer of 1940?
(a) A military draft
(b) More income taxes
(c) Civil Rights
(d) A war budget

Short Answer Questions

1. In what type of household was Roosevelt raised?

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

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

4. Who was Roosevelt's opponent in the presidential race in 1940?

5. What did Roosevelt ask Americans to buy prior to his fireside chat of February 23, 1942?

(see the answer key)

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