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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. How did Eleanor Roosevelt train her memory as young child?
(a) she memorized the New Testament in German
(b) she memorized the Old Testament in French
(c) she memorized the Old Testament in Flemish
(d) she memorized the New Testament in French

2. What does Eleanor Roosevelt discuss when she talks about usefulness being a type of love?
(a) her granddaughter organizing a picnic
(b) her granddaughter visiting an orphanage
(c) her granddaughter visiting the local hospital
(d) her granddaughter organizing family vacations

3. What kind of person does Eleanor Roosevelt describe as being unhappy and thus having no idea what to do with their time?
(a) a mother whose children have grown and left home
(b) a father who is left to look after his children
(c) a woman who has a career and a family
(d) a man who has two careers

4. What does Laura say to her nieces and nephews regarding their use of time?
(a) it is their responsibility to be eager to share time with others
(b) it is their responsibility to be on time for appointments
(c) it is their responsibility to make the best use of their time
(d) it is their responsibility to use time to their advantage

5. What is the question that children most ask?
(a) where?
(b) when?
(c) why?
(d) how?

Short Answer Questions

1. What are many people afraid to use in their own lives that might truly benefit them and their personal dreams?

2. What is Eleanor Roosevelt's philosophy about how different things work for different people?

3. What do many people fear in regards to the world at large?

4. What do most of the people who admire Eleanor Roosevelt want to know about her life?

5. What kind of children are often ashamed of their parents?

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