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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Eleanor Roosevelt's opinion on money spent on war?
(a) There should be a cap on it
(b) It is a necessary evil
(c) It could be put to better use to help people in need
(d) It should be increased to meet the escalating need

2. What does Roosevelt do for Missy?
(a) Sends her a wedding gift
(b) Buys her a new wardrobe
(c) Throws a going away party for her
(d) Leaves her half his estate in his will

3. Up until this time, how many terms could a president serve?
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 1
(d) 3

4. To which of her children did Eleanor become closest?
(a) James
(b) Elliott
(c) Sara
(d) Ann

5. What is put into place and will impact the citizens of America?
(a) Fewer automobiles produced
(b) The delay of television signals
(c) Lower crop production
(d) Rationing

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

7. Where does Eleanor go to work during this period?
(a) The Office of Civilian Defense
(b) The Environmental Agency
(c) The NAACP
(d) The League of Women Voters

8. What was Eleanor's relation to Theodore Roosevelt?
(a) His niece
(b) His daughter
(c) His sister-in-law
(d) His sister

9. As part of his presidential campaign of 1940, what did Roosevelt do?
(a) Increased the number of fireside chats
(b) Dismissed Missy LeHand
(c) Toured the Southern states
(d) Visited defense plants

10. How was Eleanor's marriage to Franklin in the beginning?
(a) Distant
(b) A mistake
(c) Happy
(d) Formal

11. Who was the U.S. Ambassador to England in 1941?
(a) Winston Churchill
(b) J. Edgar Hoover
(c) Joseph P. Kennedy
(d) Herbert Hoover

12. At what major company did fights break out over unions?
(a) Ford Motor Company
(b) Westinghouse
(c) General Electric
(d) General Motors Company

13. For what does Roosevelt ask Congress?
(a) A declaration of war
(b) 50,000 airplanes
(c) A wartime budget approval
(d) Increased draft measures

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which public figured denounced the Lend-Lease aid?

2. Who arrives at the White House in December of 1941 and stays nearly a month?

3. What famous speech did Franklin make on December 8, 1941?

4. What city did the Germans capture on June 14, 1940?

5. What military equipment did the Germans have that far exceeded the Allies?

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