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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 else do people need in conjunction with a book education?
(a) people need the stimulus of a heirarchy to climb
(b) people need to see examples for themselves
(c) people need the stimulus of the exchanging of ideas with others
(d) people need to experience the kinesthetics of an event to fully understand

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

3. What does Ms. Roosevelt say is more important than experience, especially in children?
(a) a good heart
(b) an open mind
(c) imagination
(d) stamina

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

5. What are the three environments in which people obtain their education?
(a) at home, on the playground, and on holiday
(b) at home, at school, and with friends
(c) at home, at school, and at play
(d) at home, at school, and from life

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eleanor Roosevelt believe one should set one's values in life on?

2. What must parents know about their children that will help their children dismantle their own fears and inhibitions?

3. What quality does a mature person have that specifically sets them apart from the others?

4. How does keeping up with one's interests as well as one's joys in life affect the life of a child, according to Ms. Roosevelt?

5. What does Laura say to her nieces and nephews regarding their use of time?

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