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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how many years had Franklin D. Roosevelt been President of the United States at the beginning of the book?
(a) 7
(b) 2
(c) 5
(d) 3

2. How old is Franklin D. Roosevelt at the beginning of the book?
(a) 58
(b) 48
(c) 53
(d) 63

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

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

5. What did Roosevelt call the war in Europe in a speech in May of 1941?
(a) The War to End All Wars
(b) Our Finest Hour
(c) Nobility in Action
(d) A war for World Domination

6. With whom was Roosevelt a confident related to the war in Europe?
(a) Italy
(b) France
(c) Germany
(d) England

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

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

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

10. What did Roosevelt and Churchill unite on during this period?
(a) The assassination of Hitler
(b) A new draft effort
(c) Development of an atomic bomb
(d) The assassination of Mussolini

11. Why does the Civil Rights movement surge again at this time?
(a) Black churches are burned in New York
(b) Black voters are denied voter registration
(c) War plants would not hire black workers
(d) White schools will not enroll black children

12. Where did Franklin seek the healing of water for his polio?
(a) Portland, Maine
(b) Salt Lake City, Utah
(c) Sarasota, Florida
(d) Warm Springs, Georgia

13. What were Germany, Italy and Japan referred to during the war?
(a) The Axis of Evil
(b) Axis Powers
(c) Triumvirate of Evil
(d) Really Bad Guys

14. With what disease is Franklin stricken?
(a) Polio
(b) Mesothelioma
(c) Cancer
(d) Diabetes

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Eleanor's personality as she became an adult?

3. At what major company did fights break out over unions?

4. Who was Eleanor's mother?

5. Where was the New York City apartment maintained by Eleanor Roosevelt?

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