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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ch. 6, Learning to be Useful.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What condition is the worst stumbling block for most people?
(a) loneliness
(b) fear
(c) depression
(d) anxiety

2. How does Eleanor Roosevelt's mother's cousin react after her husband's death?
(a) she loses self-control
(b) she becomes self-absorbed
(c) she engages in self-defeating behaviors
(d) she lapses into self-pity

3. According to Eleanor's teacher, what must children do with the information they learn?
(a) they must use it as a building block
(b) they must never forget it
(c) the must relate to it
(d) they must immerse themselves in it

4. What kind of fears do more harm?
(a) imaginary fears
(b) unresolved fears
(c) reasonable fears
(d) irrational fears

5. Who does Eleanor Roosevelt say has the ability to focus only on one thing at a time, and focus very well?
(a) her husband
(b) herself
(c) her children
(d) her aunt

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are the three environments in which people obtain their education?

3. What else do people need in conjunction with a book education?

4. Where does Eleanor Roosevelt work to feel useful?

5. What does Eleanor Roosevelt say should be interwoven into an organized stretch of time so as to prepare for unexpected things?

(see the answer key)

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