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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Eleanor Roosevelt's aunt, Mrs. Cowles, more unique than most adults?
(a) she's privleged
(b) she listens
(c) she's sure of herself
(d) she's deaf

3. What does Eleanor Roosevelt say is necessary to accept if one is to obtain self-knowledge?
(a) one's own individuality
(b) one's own pride
(c) one's own anger
(d) one's own limitations

4. What must parents know about their children that will help their children dismantle their own fears and inhibitions?
(a) parents must know when children are ready to become independent
(b) parents must know when children are ready to discipline themselves
(c) parents must know when children are ready to chose for themselves
(d) parents must know when children are ready to make ethical decisions

5. According to Eleanor Roosevelt, what might retirement time be used for?
(a) a time to develop new professional skills
(b) a time to unwind and finally relax
(c) a time to travel and learn
(d) a time to develop oneself yet again

6. What will mature people do for themselves even though no one else may see or even notice?
(a) eliminate faults in others
(b) eliminate faults in themselves
(c) eliminate potential challenges and obstacles
(d) eliminate emotional baggage

7. How is one's philosophy best expressed?
(a) by the obstacles thrown in their path
(b) by the circumstances set before them
(c) by the choices one makes
(d) by the choices made by others

8. According to Eleanor Roosevelt, what is the most obvious form of readjustment?
(a) readjustment for adolescence
(b) readjustment for learning a new skill
(c) readjustment for reaching a goal
(d) readjustment for aging

9. Why did Eleanor Roosevelt choose to write a book?
(a) to gain political ground with her constituents
(b) to reach a greater number of people with her message
(c) to reach out to those in need
(d) to gain popularity as a writer

10. What is the question that children most ask?
(a) where?
(b) why?
(c) how?
(d) when?

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

12. What kind of person does Eleanor Roosevelt describe as being unhappy and thus having no idea what to do with their time?
(a) a man who has two careers
(b) a mother whose children have grown and left home
(c) a woman who has a career and a family
(d) a father who is left to look after his children

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

14. What does Eleanor Roosevelt say that one must not demand from others?
(a) what others cannot give
(b) what others hope to give
(c) what others refuse to give
(d) what others labor to give

15. What journey does Eleanor Roosevelt describe as being one of great influences of her childhood?
(a) the journey to France
(b) the journey to Great Britain
(c) the journey to Italy
(d) the journey to Washington, D.C.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do most people fear self-knoweldge?

2. What does a parent's interests and array of different friends do for children?

3. What is Eleanor Roosevelt's philosophy about how different things work for different people?

4. What kinds of experience must people learn from?

5. What must parents be free of in order to raise their children free of fear?

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