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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What diagnosis does the first specialist in Act 1, Scene 2, give for FDR's condition?
(a) Arthritis.
(b) A clot on the spinal cord.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) A pulled muscle.

2. Who told FDR, "It is only once in a generation that a people can be lifted above material things."
(a) Woodrow Wilson.
(b) James M. Cox.
(c) Louie Howe.
(d) Warren G. Harding.

3. In Act 1, Scene 2, what does Mr. Howe wish that the house contained?
(a) Electric lighting.
(b) A phone.
(c) A fax machine.
(d) Indoor toliets.

4. Why isn't there a phone in the house?
(a) Phone service was not available in Canada until after WWII.
(b) FDR did not wish to have a phone installed.
(c) The house is too far away from the main town.
(d) The phone had not been invented yet.

5. Where is Granny in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) New York.
(b) In the kitchen.
(c) Paris.
(d) London.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which child is called "the runt" in Act 1, Scene 1?

2. In Act 1, Scene 1, which child is given a piggy-back ride up the stairs?

3. How many children do the Roosevelts have?

4. What sends FDR to bed early in Act 1, Scene 1?

5. Why doesn't Eleanor get a private nurse to tend FDR?

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