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

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

3. What does a parent's interests and array of different friends do for children?
(a) makes them feel safe
(b) broadens their horizons
(c) challenges them to be their best
(d) broadens their sense of self

4. What is the name of the people who throw the dinner party in which Eleanor makes an unsuccessful attempt at playing her newly learned conversational game?
(a) The Queen of England
(b) Governor and Mrs. Calvin Coolidge
(c) President and Mrs. Wilson
(d) The President and First Lady of France

5. What else do people need in conjunction with a book education?
(a) people need to see examples for themselves
(b) people need to experience the kinesthetics of an event to fully understand
(c) people need the stimulus of the exchanging of ideas with others
(d) people need the stimulus of a heirarchy to climb

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Eleanor's teacher, what must children do with the information they learn?

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

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

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

5. What does "You Learn By Living" ultimately provide for the reader?

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