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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 languages does Eleanor Roosevelt study as a small child?
(a) German and Latin
(b) Latin and French
(c) Latin and Spanish
(d) Russian and French

2. What type of book is "You Learn By Living"?
(a) an educational book
(b) a historical narrative
(c) a novel
(d) an inspirational book

3. What conversational game does Ruth Bryan Rohde explain to Eleanor Roosevelt?
(a) the numbers game
(b) the name game
(c) the alphabet game
(d) the game of telephone

4. What is every individual responsible for?
(a) his or her actions
(b) his or her philosophies
(c) his or her choices
(d) his or her thoughts

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are the three environments in which people obtain their education?

3. 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?

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

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

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