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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 is Eleanor Roosevelt's philosophy about how different things work for different people?
(a) Everyone can succeed
(b) Everyone is an individual
(c) Everyone deserves a second chance
(d) Everyone is cut from the same cloth

2. According to Ms. Roosevelt, what does meeting and overcoming an impossible situation teach people?
(a) they can live through anything
(b) they are judged by their actions
(c) they will always come out ahead
(d) they might sometimes fail

3. What does Eleanor Roosevelt offer in order to steer others from pitfalls?
(a) prayers
(b) hard and fast rules
(c) sayings
(d) guideposts

4. What does Eleanor Roosevelt say can become a danger if one becomes too absorbed in it?
(a) self-efficacy
(b) self-esteem
(c) self-respect
(d) self-evaluation

5. 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?
(a) President and Mrs. Wilson
(b) Governor and Mrs. Calvin Coolidge
(c) The President and First Lady of France
(d) The Queen of England

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does courage sometimes come from?

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

3. Who does Eleanor Roosevelt say has the ability to focus only on one thing at a time, and focus very well?

4. What journey does Eleanor Roosevelt describe as being one of great influences of her childhood?

5. What play is Eleanor Roosevelt forbidden to attend?

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