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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In what city did Eleanor grow up?
(a) Chicago
(b) Paris
(c) Atlanta
(d) New York
2. As part of his presidential campaign of 1940, what did Roosevelt do?
(a) Visited defense plants
(b) Increased the number of fireside chats
(c) Toured the Southern states
(d) Dismissed Missy LeHand
3. What did Roosevelt do on May 26, 1940, for which he will be remembered?
(a) Got an artificial leg
(b) Delivered a fireside chat
(c) Met with Winston Churchill
(d) Declared war on Germany
4. What became prevalent in America in 1941?
(a) New Deal jobs
(b) Prohibition
(c) Labor strikes
(d) Television
5. At what age did Roosevelt leave for boarding school?
(a) 9
(b) 14
(c) 12
(d) 13
6. What did Franklin refuse to do in the marriage?
(a) Separate for awhile
(b) Go to counseling
(c) Stop having affairs
(d) Divorce her
7. For what has Eleanor Roosevelt just received an award?
(a) Promoting the arts
(b) Promoting women's rights
(c) Promoting Civil Rights and abolishing poverty
(d) Hospital fundraising
8. In what area does the issue of racial discrimination emerge?
(a) Education
(b) Manufacturing
(c) Wall Street
(d) The Armed Forces
9. What is Roosevelt's position regarding the war in Europe in May of 1940?
(a) He has ordered the deployment of troops
(b) He will not get involved under any circumstances
(c) He wants to remain neutral
(d) He wants to help the Allies but knows it will not be a popular decision
10. Who was Lorene Hickok?
(a) A newswoman and close friend of Eleanor's
(b) Franklin's personal secretary
(c) The Roosevelt children's governess
(d) Eleanor's social secretary
11. What did Roosevelt ask Americans to buy prior to his fireside chat of February 23, 1942?
(a) Maps
(b) Flags
(c) Sugar
(d) War bonds
12. In addition to Civil Rights, Eleanor also worked for _________________________.
(a) Factory workers
(b) College professors
(c) Single mothers
(d) European refugees
13. In what type of household was Roosevelt raised?
(a) Destitute
(b) Eccentric
(c) Wealthy
(d) Average
14. What news does Roosevelt learn on May 9, 1940?
(a) His son is ill
(b) His wife wants a divorce
(c) His mother is coming for a visit
(d) Hitler has attacked five European countries
15. How much younger is Missy than Franklin?
(a) 18 years
(b) 8 years
(c) 18 months
(d) 3 years
Short Answer Questions
1. How was Eleanor's marriage to Franklin in the beginning?
2. What was Eleanor's position on war?
3. What did average Americans collect to help the war effort?
4. Who is Harry Hopkins?
5. Who replaces Neville Chamberlain as Prime Minister of Great Britain?
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