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

2. What must the foreign doctor Eleanor Roosevelt speaks of do upon immigration to the United States?
(a) lose his religion
(b) restudy medicine
(c) work for the government
(d) leave his family behind

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

4. What is Eleanor Roosevelt's philosophy about how different things work for different people?
(a) Everyone is cut from the same cloth
(b) Everyone can succeed
(c) Everyone is an individual
(d) Everyone deserves a second chance

5. What do many people fear in regards to the world at large?
(a) the dangers of the world and civilization
(b) the instability of the world
(c) the uncertainty of the world and its future
(d) the end of the world

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Ms. Roosevelt, what are the most important ingredients in a child's education?

2. According to Ms. Roosevelt, what does meeting and overcoming an impossible situation teach people?

3. What does James, Eleanor's son, have to do every day after becoming sick?

4. What does Eleanor do in order to attend the play in which she is forbidden to see?

5. What does Ms. Roosevelt say is more important than experience, especially in children?

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