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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 terrified of as a young woman, but is forced to treat during World War I?
(a) insanity
(b) influenza
(c) small pox
(d) polio

2. Who raised Eleanor Roosevelt from the age of seven?
(a) her grandmother
(b) her aunt
(c) her father
(d) her cousin

3. What kind of advice does Eleanor Roosevelt offer to her readers?
(a) challenging advice
(b) humanitarian advice
(c) self-improvement advice
(d) solution-seeking advice

4. What does Eleanor Roosevelt say is the most influential factor in her life?
(a) an incessant determination to achieve
(b) an avid desire to experience all she could deeply
(c) a desire to be the best
(d) a drive to affect change on a political level

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of person does Eleanor Roosevelt describe as being unhappy and thus having no idea what to do with their time?

2. What does Eleanor Roosevelt say that one must not demand from others?

3. Who is the author of "You Learn By Living"?

4. What does Eleanor Roosevelt say is necessary to accept if one is to obtain self-knowledge?

5. What languages does Eleanor Roosevelt study as a small child?

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