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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What famous speech did Franklin make on December 8, 1941?
(a) The "Time for Thanksgiving" speech
(b) The "Home is Where the Heart Is" speech
(c) The "Give 'em Hell" speech
(d) The "Day of Infamy" speech

2. Who was Roosevelt's Republican opponent in the presidential election of 1944?
(a) Thomas Dewey
(b) George Patton
(c) Dwight D. Eisenhower
(d) Teddy Roosevelt

3. What does Churchill write to Roosevelt in November of 1940?
(a) The British navy was larger than ever
(b) The King had died
(c) The British government needed money
(d) The British army was going to surrender

4. What is the problem occurring on American soil in May of 1940?
(a) The labor unions are all threatening to strike
(b) Yankee Stadium is closed for repairs
(c) The railroad system is failing
(d) The Great Depression is in its tenth year

5. In Roosevelt's January 1941 State of the Union address, he names ____________________________.
(a) His successor in the Democratic Party
(b) A new Secretary of State
(c) His new running mate
(d) Four essential freedoms

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Joseph Lash?

2. Who moves into the White House permanently to serve as Roosevelt's hostess and secretary?

3. In what event does Roosevelt have to call in the army to intervene in August of 1944?

4. Who was Eleanor's mother?

5. With what disease is Roosevelt diagnosed?

(see the answer key)

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