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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Roosevelt do on May 26, 1940, for which he will be remembered?
(a) Delivered a fireside chat
(b) Met with Winston Churchill
(c) Got an artificial leg
(d) Declared war on Germany

2. What college did Roosevelt attend after boarding school?
(a) Yale University
(b) Harvard University
(c) Duke University
(d) Columbia University

3. What was Eleanor's position on war?
(a) She was against all wars
(b) She was pro-war in all cases
(c) War is a necessary part of life
(d) There are some times when war is justified

4. What is the name of the cottage built for Eleanor on the Hyde Park estate?
(a) Petit Park
(b) Val-Kill
(c) Magnolia
(d) Solitude

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

6. How did the Allied troops escape to England?
(a) Helicopters
(b) Extended marches
(c) On any type of boat available
(d) Airplanes

7. What happened on December 7, 1941?
(a) Franklin's mother died
(b) The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
(c) Eleanor divorced Franklin
(d) Franklin suffered a stroke

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

9. When did the first U.S. troops go to Britain in World War II?
(a) December, 1941
(b) January, 1941
(c) January, 1942
(d) February, 1943

10. What public figure makes a case for isolationism in conflict with Roosevelt's position?
(a) Winston Churchill
(b) Joe DiMaggio
(c) Bette Davis
(d) Charles Lindbergh

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

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

13. What did Roosevelt consider important during the pre-war period?
(a) Creating more jobs
(b) A working relationship between government and business
(c) Developing the United Nations
(d) Negotiating peace in Europe

14. How often did Roosevelt deliver his fireside chats?
(a) Every week
(b) Once a year
(c) Every month
(d) About twice a year

15. Who is Harry Hopkins?
(a) Franklin's best friend
(b) Franklin's tailor
(c) Franklin's political advisor
(d) Franklin's valet

Short Answer Questions

1. What news does Roosevelt learn on May 9, 1940?

2. Why are American Catholics opposed to helping the answer to #82 defend itself against Germany?

3. This chapter focuses on Franklin's ______________________________.

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

5. For how many years had Franklin D. Roosevelt been President of the United States at the beginning of the book?

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