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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. What bill does Roosevelt sign into law in June of 1944?
(a) The GI Bill
(b) The Anti Defamation Bill
(c) The Civil Rights Bill
(d) The Social Security Bill

2. For what does Eleanor lobby in the summer and fall of 1944?
(a) Family planning
(b) Child care initiatives
(c) Education of minorities
(d) Women's employment rights

3. What medication is prescribed for Roosevelt?
(a) Insulin
(b) Augmentin
(c) Zocor
(d) Digitalis

4. In September of 1942 Franklin and Eleanor take a two-week trip to _______________________________.
(a) Canada
(b) The Southwest
(c) Factories and army camps
(d) Mexico

5. With whom was Eleanor allowed to visit on this trip?
(a) Winston Churchill
(b) Joseph Lash
(c) General Patton
(d) General Eisenhower

Short Answer Questions

1. What is considered to be Eleanor Roosevelt's greatest achievement?

2. Where did Eleanor stay when she visited England in October of 1942?

3. To whom did Lucy Mercer send a sympathy letter after Franklin's death?

4. Who was Fala?

5. Where does Franklin take a three-week vacation at the end of November 1944?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the nature of Eleanor's trip to the South Pacific in 1943?

2. Explain the GI Bill.

3. What became of the Roosevelts' closest companions after the Roosevelt White House years?

4. Why are Bess and Margaret Truman shocked at the state of the White House?

5. What happened in the aftermath of Franklin's death?

6. Explain the role of women in industry during World War II.

7. Despite the devastation of war, what encouraging things did Eleanor witness when visiting England in the fall of 1942?

8. What was the outcome of the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944?

9. What were the circumstances surrounding Franklin's death?

10. What was the relationship between Franklin and Lucy Mercer after he was President?

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