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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the New York City apartment maintained by Eleanor Roosevelt?
(a) Brooklyn
(b) Manhattan
(c) Queens
(d) Greenwich Village

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

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

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

5. Of what did Eleanor urge Americans to slow their purchases?
(a) Houses
(b) Unnecessary clothing
(c) Excess food
(d) Cars and appliances

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Eleanor go to work during this period?

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

3. How did the Allied troops escape to England?

4. Who was Roosevelt's opponent in the presidential race in 1940?

5. What happened to Missy LeHand in June of 1941?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Eleanor's heritage?

2. What is the difficult position in which Roosevelt finds himself as Europe continues to be ravaged by Germany?

3. What was the state of Franklin and Eleanor's marriage in 1940?

4. Name Roosevelt's "Four Essential Freedoms" as outlined in a State of the Union address.

5. Explain the rationing of goods in America during World War II.

6. Who were the principal companions of Franklin and Eleanor during this period?

7. What was the role of Roosevelt's mother in his marriage and family life?

8. Explain the roots of the Lend-Lease Program proposed by Roosevelt.

9. What was the nature of Roosevelt's childhood?

10. What problems did Roosevelt face on American soil at this time?

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