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

2. Who is the author of "You Learn By Living"?
(a) Teddy Roosevelt
(b) Franklin Delano Roosevelt
(c) Laura Roosevelt
(d) Eleanor Roosevelt

3. What kind of advice does Eleanor Roosevelt offer to her readers?
(a) challenging advice
(b) self-improvement advice
(c) humanitarian advice
(d) solution-seeking advice

4. What kinds of experience must people learn from?
(a) professional experiences
(b) all of their experiences
(c) marital and family experiences
(d) personal experiences

5. What are the three environments in which people obtain their education?
(a) at home, at school, and with friends
(b) at home, at school, and from life
(c) at home, on the playground, and on holiday
(d) at home, at school, and at play

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eleanor Roosevelt offer to her readers instead of answers?

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

3. What do most of the people who admire Eleanor Roosevelt want to know about her life?

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

5. How is one's philosophy best expressed?

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