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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Eleanor Roosevelt think that trying to change someone does?
(a) alienates relationships
(b) backfires
(c) causes anger and frustration
(d) stifles individuality

9. Who is the author of "You Learn By Living"?
(a) Laura Roosevelt
(b) Franklin Delano Roosevelt
(c) Eleanor Roosevelt
(d) Teddy Roosevelt

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

11. What is Eleanor Roosevelt's philosophy about how different things work for different people?
(a) Everyone is an individual
(b) Everyone is cut from the same cloth
(c) Everyone deserves a second chance
(d) Everyone can succeed

12. What is every individual responsible for?
(a) his or her thoughts
(b) his or her choices
(c) his or her philosophies
(d) his or her actions

13. What does Eleanor Roosevelt encourage her readers to take into consideration when they weight the content of her book?
(a) that one method does not work for everyone
(b) that one method can be limiting
(c) that one method is how she became successful
(d) that one method is the best solution for learning

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

15. What is essentially easier and more exhilarating than fear?
(a) courage
(b) tenacity
(c) perseverance
(d) success

Short Answer Questions

1. What quality does a mature person have that specifically sets them apart from the others?

2. What is the first piece of advice Eleanor Roosevelt has on how to use time wisely?

3. According to Eleanor Roosevelt, what might retirement time be used for?

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

5. What do many American businessmen do which alienates their wives and denies their children of a relationship with their father?

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