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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. What is the first piece of advice Eleanor Roosevelt has on how to use time wisely?
(a) be present in the moment
(b) retain an inner calm
(c) do not multitask
(d) compile tasks together

2. What play is Eleanor Roosevelt forbidden to attend?
(a) The Cherry Orchard
(b) Antigone
(c) Tess of of D'Urbervilles
(d) Much Ado About Nothing

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

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

5. What is essentially easier and more exhilarating than fear?
(a) tenacity
(b) courage
(c) success
(d) perseverance

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eleanor Roosevelt consider essential to keeping people feeling alive?

2. What kind of fears do more harm?

3. How do unhappy people treat their time?

4. How does Eleanor Roosevelt overcome her fear of nearly everything as a timid child?

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

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