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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Act 1, Scene 1, what does the Roosevelt family decide to do after dinner?
(a) Read the play "Julius Caesar."
(b) Sing songs from "Show Boat."
(c) Read one of Ibsen's plays.
(d) Re-enact "Green Grow the Lilacs."

2. When is Act 1, Scene 1 set?
(a) Spring of 1922.
(b) Fall of 1924.
(c) Winter of 1923.
(d) Summer of 1921.

3. Why doesn't Eleanor get a private nurse to tend FDR?
(a) She fears FDR might fall again.
(b) None are available in the remote area.
(c) She doesn't trust other women around FDR.
(d) They are too expensive.

4. How does FDR feel about the concept of "noblesse oblige?"
(a) He feels that it is the way of a new America.
(b) He supports it in theory.
(c) It angers him to the point of throwing a pillow.
(d) He feels it is archaic and unfair.

5. Who is Eleanor?
(a) FDR's secretary.
(b) FDR's wife.
(c) The Roosevelts' maid.
(d) FDR's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What diagnosis does Dr. Lovett give for FDR's condition?

2. Which of FDR's children is present in the beginning of Act 3, Scene 2?

3. Why does Johnny dislike Mr. Howe?

4. Where is Act 2, Scene 2, set?

5. What does FDR attempt to do when alone at the end of Act 2, Scene 2?

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