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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ch. 8, How to Get the Best Out of People.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Ms. Roosevelt, what does meeting and overcoming an impossible situation teach people?
(a) they can live through anything
(b) they will always come out ahead
(c) they might sometimes fail
(d) they are judged by their actions

2. What must parents know about their children that will help their children dismantle their own fears and inhibitions?
(a) parents must know when children are ready to discipline themselves
(b) parents must know when children are ready to chose for themselves
(c) parents must know when children are ready to make ethical decisions
(d) parents must know when children are ready to become independent

3. What do many American businessmen do which alienates their wives and denies their children of a relationship with their father?
(a) bring work problems home to the family
(b) succumb to their drive and ambition
(c) separate their work life from their home life
(d) work long hours

4. Why do women have an advantage over men?
(a) Women are taught from their youth to be open minded
(b) Women are taught from their youth to dominate
(c) Women are taught from their youth to readjust constantly
(d) Women are taught from their youth to value oneself

5. What historical people does Eleanor Roosevelt compare the modern world to in regards to describing the irrationality of fear?
(a) the courage of the Founding Fathers
(b) the courage of the Pilgrims
(c) the courage of the First Explorers
(d) the courage of the Native Americans

Short Answer Questions

1. After Eleanor's husband dies, who does she turn to in order to stave off loneliness?

2. What does Eleanor Roosevelt believe about most cultures?

3. What must the foreign doctor Eleanor Roosevelt speaks of do upon immigration to the United States?

4. What does Eleanor Roosevelt claim is inevitable?

5. Who raised Eleanor Roosevelt from the age of seven?

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