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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ch. 5, Readjustment is Endless.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Ms. Roosevelt, what are the most important ingredients in a child's education?
(a) curiosity, strength, trust, and resilience
(b) curiosity, fortitude, prudence, and cunning
(c) curiosity, challenge, danger, and fortitude
(d) curiosity, interest, imagination, and a sense of adventure

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

3. What quality does a mature person have that specifically sets them apart from the others?
(a) self-respect
(b) self - control
(c) self-esteem
(d) self-knowledge

4. What play is Eleanor Roosevelt forbidden to attend?
(a) The Cherry Orchard
(b) Much Ado About Nothing
(c) Antigone
(d) Tess of of D'Urbervilles

5. What are the best years of a women's life?
(a) a woman who is raising children
(b) a woman who is about to marry
(c) it depends on when a woman finds her true calling
(d) it varies by the individual

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of advice does Eleanor Roosevelt offer to her readers?

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

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

4. What does Eleanor Roosevelt offer in order to steer others from pitfalls?

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

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