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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ch. 2, Fear-the Great Enemy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Ms. Roosevelt, what are the most important ingredients in a child's education?
(a) curiosity, strength, trust, and resilience
(b) curiosity, fortitude, prudence, and cunning
(c) curiosity, interest, imagination, and a sense of adventure
(d) curiosity, challenge, danger, and fortitude

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

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

4. What condition is the worst stumbling block for most people?
(a) loneliness
(b) depression
(c) fear
(d) anxiety

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the question that children most ask?

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

3. Who raised Eleanor Roosevelt from the age of seven?

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

5. According to Ms. Roosevelt, what does meeting and overcoming an impossible situation teach people?

(see the answer key)

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