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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the three environments in which people obtain their education?
(a) at home, at school, and from life
(b) at home, at school, and at play
(c) at home, on the playground, and on holiday
(d) at home, at school, and with friends

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

3. What example does Eleanor Roosevelt use as a way to describe how to accept others?
(a) husbands not willing to cook and clean
(b) husbands not helping with raising children
(c) husbands forgetting to clean up after themselves
(d) husbands forgetting birthdays and anniversaries

4. What does the book provide for the reader in order for the reader to become successful?
(a) advice
(b) encouragement
(c) love
(d) compassion

5. Above all else, what does Eleanor Roosevelt wish for all her reader do in regard to the uses of time?
(a) use time wisely
(b) use time to create a better life
(c) use time as a means to an end
(d) use time for personal improvement

6. According to Ms. Roosevelt, what must people acquire the ability to do?
(a) adjust through old age
(b) learn new skills in adulthood
(c) raise children who are independent
(d) cope with disaster

7. What historical people does Eleanor Roosevelt compare the modern world to in regards to describing the irrationality of fear?
(a) the courage of the First Explorers
(b) the courage of the Native Americans
(c) the courage of the Pilgrims
(d) the courage of the Founding Fathers

8. Why do women have an advantage over men?
(a) Women are taught from their youth to dominate
(b) Women are taught from their youth to readjust constantly
(c) Women are taught from their youth to be open minded
(d) Women are taught from their youth to value oneself

9. 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

10. What two types of trips does Eleanor Roosevelt make?
(a) to lecture and to accompany her husband
(b) to lecture or to travel for the AAUN
(c) to travel for the AAUN and to shop
(d) to travel for the AAUN and to promote literacy

11. According to Ms. Roosevelt, what are the most important ingredients in a child's education?
(a) curiosity, fortitude, prudence, and cunning
(b) curiosity, challenge, danger, and fortitude
(c) curiosity, strength, trust, and resilience
(d) curiosity, interest, imagination, and a sense of adventure

12. What does James, Eleanor's son, have to do every day after becoming sick?
(a) lie still for one hour each day
(b) take a daily nap
(c) eat a strict nutritional diet
(d) go to be early every evening

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

14. What is one thing that no human being can avoid, according to Eleanor Roosevelt?
(a) achieving their dreams
(b) making mistakes
(c) being uncertain about life
(d) relying on the kindness of others

15. What does Eleanor Roosevelt claim is inevitable?
(a) change
(b) success
(c) death
(d) love

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eleanor Roosevelt say can become a danger if one becomes too absorbed in it?

2. What does Eleanor Roosevelt overhear her youngest son praise about having chance to pursue because of the support he received from his parents?

3. How is one's philosophy best expressed?

4. What type of book is "You Learn By Living"?

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

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