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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ch. 9, Facing Responsibility.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What instigated the writing of "You Learn By Living"?
(a) a response to criticism
(b) a response to the people's despair
(c) a request by the President
(d) a response to letters

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

3. What must parents be free of in order to raise their children free of fear?
(a) affectation
(b) confusion
(c) fear
(d) materialism

4. What anecdote does Eleanor Roosevelt give about meeting less dramatic needs everyday?
(a) the girl at the hospital
(b) the girl who gets stuck between trains
(c) the boys who babysits
(d) the boy at the post office

5. What is overcoming one's fears considered, if looked at it positively?
(a) a challenge
(b) a victory
(c) a lesson
(d) a solution

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Ms. Roosevelt, what are the most important ingredients in a child's education?

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

3. Why do women have an advantage over men?

4. What should families share?

5. What is Eleanor Roosevelt's definition of success?

(see the answer key)

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