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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. At what convention does Eleanor speak?
(a) Democratic National Convention
(b) Republican National Convention
(c) League of Women's Voters Convention
(d) Convention of Sleeping Car Porters

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

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

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

5. What famous speech did Franklin make on December 8, 1941?
(a) The "Day of Infamy" speech
(b) The "Home is Where the Heart Is" speech
(c) The "Time for Thanksgiving" speech
(d) The "Give 'em Hell" speech

Short Answer Questions

1. How was Eleanor's marriage to Franklin in the beginning?

2. What is Eleanor Roosevelt's opinion on money spent on war?

3. With whom was Roosevelt a confident related to the war in Europe?

4. In what area does the issue of racial discrimination emerge?

5. Up until this time, how many terms could a president serve?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is important about the date of May 9, 1940, in the life of Franklin Roosevelt?

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

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

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

5. What is one perspective of historians regarding the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?

6. What was a fireside chat?

7. Who was Missy LeHand?

8. Who was James Doolittle?

9. Explain Roosevelt's difficult position about entering the war.

10. Explain the evolution of Franklin and Eleanor's marriage.

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