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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Roosevelt's position regarding the war in Europe in May of 1940?
(a) He will not get involved under any circumstances
(b) He wants to remain neutral
(c) He wants to help the Allies but knows it will not be a popular decision
(d) He has ordered the deployment of troops

2. What happened to change the nature of Eleanor and Franklin's marriage?
(a) He never remembered their anniversary
(b) Franklin's mother broke up the marriage
(c) She fell in love with another man
(d) He had an affair with her social secretary

3. Which Americans favor U.S. involvement in the war in Europe?
(a) Libertarians
(b) Independents
(c) Democrats
(d) Republicans

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

5. With whom was Eleanor allowed to visit on this trip?
(a) General Eisenhower
(b) Joseph Lash
(c) Winston Churchill
(d) General Patton

Short Answer Questions

1. What wedding anniversary do Franklin and Eleanor celebrate in 1943?

2. Who arranges for Lucy Mercer to visit Roosevelt every time Eleanor traveled?

3. Who was Roosevelt's Republican opponent in the presidential election of 1944?

4. In what condition is the White House when the Trumans move in?

5. How did Roosevelt help businesses prepare for war?

(see the answer key)

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