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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Eleanor Roosevelt, how are most readjustments caused?
(a) by war or relocation
(b) by age and dying
(c) by adolescence and change
(d) by domestic dispute

2. What does Eleanor Roosevelt claim she does not have in regards to life and living?
(a) coping skills
(b) prestige
(c) all the answers
(d) happiness

3. What does Laura say to her nieces and nephews regarding their use of time?
(a) it is their responsibility to use time to their advantage
(b) it is their responsibility to be eager to share time with others
(c) it is their responsibility to make the best use of their time
(d) it is their responsibility to be on time for appointments

4. 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

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

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

7. What is the title of the poem that Mrs. Cowles younger sister writes about Mrs. Cowles?
(a) Solider of Fortune
(b) Fortunate Soldier
(c) Pain and Growth
(d) Soldier of Pain

8. What do many American businessmen do which alienates their wives and denies their children of a relationship with their father?
(a) separate their work life from their home life
(b) work long hours
(c) succumb to their drive and ambition
(d) bring work problems home to the family

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

10. What are many people afraid to use in their own lives that might truly benefit them and their personal dreams?
(a) their confidence
(b) their talents
(c) their skills
(d) their capabilities

11. What do many people fear in regards to the world at large?
(a) the instability of the world
(b) the end of the world
(c) the dangers of the world and civilization
(d) the uncertainty of the world and its future

12. What type of book is "You Learn By Living"?
(a) an inspirational book
(b) a novel
(c) a historical narrative
(d) an educational book

13. 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?
(a) it teaches the child independence
(b) it teaches the child to be patient
(c) it teaches the child joy
(d) it teaches the child to respect his/her parents

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

15. What does Eleanor Roosevelt offer in order to steer others from pitfalls?
(a) guideposts
(b) hard and fast rules
(c) sayings
(d) prayers

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one thing that no human being can avoid, according to Eleanor Roosevelt?

2. What journey does Eleanor Roosevelt describe as being one of great influences of her childhood?

3. What must the foreign doctor Eleanor Roosevelt speaks of do upon immigration to the United States?

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

5. What does Eleanor Roosevelt say is necessary to accept in others?

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