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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. Who is Missy LeHand?
(a) Eleanor's best friend
(b) Franklin's speechwriter
(c) Franklin's personal secretary
(d) The Roosevelt children's nanny

2. 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

3. In Roosevelt's January 1941 State of the Union address, he names ____________________________.
(a) A new Secretary of State
(b) Four essential freedoms
(c) His new running mate
(d) His successor in the Democratic Party

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

5. At what age did Roosevelt leave for boarding school?
(a) 14
(b) 13
(c) 9
(d) 12

Short Answer Questions

1. What is put into place and will impact the citizens of America?

2. What was Roosevelt's opponent's position on a military draft?

3. In what public issue does Eleanor find herself immersed in September of 1940?

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

5. What famous speech did Franklin make on December 8, 1941?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the nature of Eleanor's childhood?

2. What did Roosevelt do first in order to prepare for potential war?

3. What was the nature of Eleanor's relationship with her children?

4. What was "the miracle of Dunkirk?"

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

6. Who was Missy LeHand?

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

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

9. Who was James Doolittle?

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

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