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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ch. 4, The Difficult Art of Maturity.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What will mature people do for themselves even though no one else may see or even notice?
(a) eliminate faults in themselves
(b) eliminate potential challenges and obstacles
(c) eliminate emotional baggage
(d) eliminate faults in others

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

4. What does the book provide for the reader in order for the reader to become successful?
(a) advice
(b) love
(c) encouragement
(d) compassion

5. What journey does Eleanor Roosevelt describe as being one of great influences of her childhood?
(a) the journey to Washington, D.C.
(b) the journey to Italy
(c) the journey to Great Britain
(d) the journey to France

Short Answer Questions

1. What must parents be free of in order to raise their children free of fear?

2. What does Ms. Roosevelt say is more important than experience, especially in children?

3. What instigated the writing of "You Learn By Living"?

4. What does self-knowledge require?

5. What historical people does Eleanor Roosevelt compare the modern world to in regards to describing the irrationality of fear?

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