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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ch. 1, Learning to Live.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Eleanor's teacher, what must children do with the information they learn?
(a) they must never forget it
(b) the must relate to it
(c) they must use it as a building block
(d) they must immerse themselves in it

2. What do most of the people who admire Eleanor Roosevelt want to know about her life?
(a) how she was able to stay strong through hard times
(b) how she planned her career
(c) how she became the First Lady
(d) how see fell in love and married

3. How is one's philosophy best expressed?
(a) by the choices made by others
(b) by the choices one makes
(c) by the obstacles thrown in their path
(d) by the circumstances set before them

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

5. What is Eleanor Roosevelt's aunt, Mrs. Cowles, more unique than most adults?
(a) she listens
(b) she's deaf
(c) she's sure of herself
(d) she's privleged

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Eleanor Roosevelt choose to write a book?

2. What conversational game does Ruth Bryan Rohde explain to Eleanor Roosevelt?

3. What do the people want to learn from Eleanor Roosevelt?

4. What is the title of the poem that Mrs. Cowles younger sister writes about Mrs. Cowles?

5. 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?

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