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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the proposal Roosevelt devised to help the British?
(a) Greater Britain
(b) A Better Deal for Britain
(c) Lend-Lease
(d) The New Deal

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

3. Why are American Catholics opposed to helping the answer to #82 defend itself against Germany?
(a) They opposed Communism
(b) They thought Italy should be protected first
(c) There were too many atheists in the country
(d) They opposed war of any kind

4. What did Lorene provide to Eleanor?
(a) Advice and confidence
(b) Advice on raising the children
(c) Important books and documentaries
(d) Recipes for White House dinners

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

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

7. Who does Franklin make a trip to see in Warm Springs, Georgia?
(a) Missy LeHand
(b) Eleanor
(c) His uncle
(d) The governor

8. What was Eleanor's personality as she became an adult?
(a) Depressed and insecure
(b) Reserved and shy
(c) Sullen and surly
(d) Outgoing and boisterous

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

10. For what has Eleanor Roosevelt just received an award?
(a) Promoting Civil Rights and abolishing poverty
(b) Hospital fundraising
(c) Promoting women's rights
(d) Promoting the arts

11. What is Franklin's physical condition?
(a) He is a quadraplegic
(b) He is paralyzed from the waist down
(c) He has had a leg amputated
(d) He was born without a leg

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

13. In what type of household was Roosevelt raised?
(a) Wealthy
(b) Eccentric
(c) Destitute
(d) Average

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Roosevelt denounce for joining forces with Germany?

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

3. What did Franklin refuse to do in the marriage?

4. What became prevalent in America in 1941?

5. With whom do the Roosevelts spend Christmas of 1941?

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