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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ch. 9, Facing Responsibility.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who does Eleanor Roosevelt say has the ability to focus only on one thing at a time, and focus very well?
(a) her husband
(b) her aunt
(c) her children
(d) herself

5. What do many people fear in regards to the world at large?
(a) the dangers of the world and civilization
(b) the uncertainty of the world and its future
(c) the instability of the world
(d) the end of the world

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eleanor Roosevelt say is a mistake to never make when traveling abroad?

2. Children must learn to face responsibility for their actions, but what is also important to allow them to make?

3. What kind of person does Eleanor Roosevelt describe as being unhappy and thus having no idea what to do with their time?

4. What are the best years of a women's life?

5. According to Eleanor Roosevelt, what is the best way people learn?

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