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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ch. 11, Learning to be a Public Servant and Afterword.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do unhappy people treat their time?
(a) unhappy people give their time away to other's discretion
(b) unhappy people have no idea what to do with their time
(c) unhappy people feel a sense of guilt about their time
(d) unhappy people use their time for pleasure

2. What type of behavior is surprisingly less proportionate among the poor because children feel they are needed by their family?
(a) delinquency
(b) egotism
(c) over-achieving
(d) addiction

3. What will a mature person avoid because it is useless in terms of self-improvement?
(a) criticism from family members
(b) constructive criticism
(c) malicious criticism
(d) criticism from spouses

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

5. Why does Eleanor require James to read in the midst of the family?
(a) James will be able to share what he's read with others
(b) James will learn to concentrate
(c) James will learn if he likes to read
(d) James will not bother others if he reads

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the two types of social conformity that Eleanor Roosevelt discusses?

2. What does the book provide for the reader in order for the reader to become successful?

3. What is the most important thing for people to not neglect as they enter adulthood, and, throughout their life?

4. What does the absurdity of wearing silly hats during a family meeting prevent?

5. What does Eleanor do in order to attend the play in which she is forbidden to see?

(see the answer key)

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