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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ch. 3, The Uses of Time.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Above all else, what does Eleanor Roosevelt wish for all her reader do in regard to the uses of time?
(a) use time wisely
(b) use time to create a better life
(c) use time as a means to an end
(d) use time for personal improvement

2. What kinds of experience must people learn from?
(a) marital and family experiences
(b) personal experiences
(c) professional experiences
(d) all of their experiences

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

4. After one has children of their own, what does Eleanor Roosevelt guard against?
(a) listening only to her female friends and not her family
(b) allowing the child to run the house
(c) giving up one's friends and interests
(d) alienating her husband

5. What does Eleanor Roosevelt consider essential to keeping people feeling alive?
(a) adventure
(b) growth
(c) prosperity
(d) passion

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are Eleanor Roosevelt's two remedies for weariness caused by over-activity?

3. What does Eleanor Roosevelt encourage her readers to take into consideration when they weight the content of her book?

4. What must parents know about their children that will help their children dismantle their own fears and inhibitions?

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

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