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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. How is the Roosevelts' marriage described?
(a) Hostile
(b) Unusual
(c) Typical
(d) Strained

2. What college did Roosevelt attend after boarding school?
(a) Columbia University
(b) Duke University
(c) Harvard University
(d) Yale University

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

4. Who arrives at the White House in December of 1941 and stays nearly a month?
(a) Winston Churchill
(b) Benito Mussolini
(c) Tony Blair
(d) Joseph Stalin

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Eleanor when her mother died?

2. To which of her children did Eleanor become closest?

3. Which public figured denounced the Lend-Lease aid?

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

5. In what area were the Germans ahead of the Allies?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was James Doolittle?

2. Who was Missy LeHand?

3. What was a fireside chat?

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

5. What were the circumstances related to Roosevelt's inviting Crown Princess Martha of Norway to stay at the White House?

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

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

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

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

10. Explain Eleanor Roosevelt's position and activities related to race relations in the United States in 1940.

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