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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. Who was Eleanor Roosevelt?
(a) a Nobel Laureate
(b) the former First Lady
(c) the first Congresswoman
(d) the winner of the Pulitzer Prize

2. What languages does Eleanor Roosevelt study as a small child?
(a) Latin and Spanish
(b) Russian and French
(c) German and Latin
(d) Latin and French

3. What does Eleanor do in order to attend the play in which she is forbidden to see?
(a) she lies
(b) she steals
(c) she convinces her guardians to let her go
(d) she becomes an actress

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

5. What does Eleanor Roosevelt say is absolutely necessary to keep in life since knowledge often changes?
(a) flexibility of body
(b) flexibility of character
(c) flexibility of circumstance
(d) flexibility of mind

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After one has children of their own, what does Eleanor Roosevelt guard against?

3. What is the question that children most ask?

4. What do Eleanor Roosevelt's children think of her friends?

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

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