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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. Where does courage sometimes come from?
(a) sheer exasperation at the event that has occurred
(b) sheer desperation in having to face the inevitable
(c) sheer exhaustion and abandonment
(d) undeniable loneliness and hardship

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

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

4. How did Eleanor Roosevelt train her memory as young child?
(a) she memorized the New Testament in French
(b) she memorized the New Testament in German
(c) she memorized the Old Testament in French
(d) she memorized the Old Testament in Flemish

5. What does Eleanor Roosevelt claim she does not have in regards to life and living?
(a) all the answers
(b) happiness
(c) prestige
(d) coping skills

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of book is "You Learn By Living"?

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

3. How do unhappy people treat their time?

4. What is the name of Eleanor's teacher at a French school in England?

5. According to Eleanor Roosevelt, what is self-knowledge mainly about?

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