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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 major company did fights break out over unions?
(a) Ford Motor Company
(b) General Motors Company
(c) Westinghouse
(d) General Electric

2. How much younger is Missy than Franklin?
(a) 18 years
(b) 18 months
(c) 3 years
(d) 8 years

3. How was Eleanor's marriage to Franklin in the beginning?
(a) A mistake
(b) Happy
(c) Distant
(d) Formal

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

5. 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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Lorene provide to Eleanor?

3. For what has Eleanor Roosevelt just received an award?

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

5. In what incident did Eleanor get involved in Virginia?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is notable about Roosevelt and Churchill's first meeting?

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

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

5. What happened in the aftermath of Sara Roosevelt's death in September 1941?

6. Explain the challenges and circumstances facing Roosevelt in the matter of reinstating a military draft in 1940.

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

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

9. What was Eleanor Roosevelt's position on war?

10. In what way does Eleanor find some purpose in her life mid-1940?

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