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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does America owe public servants?
(a) gratitude and respect
(b) care and appreciation
(c) gratitude and honesty
(d) respect and monetary compensation

2. According to Eleanor Roosevelt, what should people's ambitions be about?
(a) living a simple life free from want
(b) getting as much as possible out of life
(c) living up to society's standards
(d) getting as much as possible out of each other

3. What does the absurdity of wearing silly hats during a family meeting prevent?
(a) laughter
(b) seriousness
(c) arguments
(d) honesty

4. What kind of concept must a congressman or senator have?
(a) an international concept
(b) a local economy concept
(c) a grass roots concept
(d) a national concept

5. What must a family be willing to accept when a member decides to become a public servant?
(a) accept their emotional distance
(b) accept their way of life
(c) accept their travel schedule
(d) accept their financial hardship

6. What state does Eleanor Roosevelt say is easy and even fatal to slip into?
(a) self-analysis
(b) self-absorption
(c) self-importance
(d) self-defeating behaviors

7. What mistake does a youth make that Eleanor Roosevelt takes a deep interest in?
(a) choosing a lifestyle that compromises their health
(b) choosing a career they dislike
(c) choosing a spouse that is not a match
(d) choosing a goal that is not in reach

8. How do people create themselves?
(a) through the people they meet
(b) through their individual talents
(c) through their beliefs and skills
(d) through the choices they make

9. What does Eleanor Roosevelt discuss when she talks about usefulness being a type of love?
(a) her granddaughter organizing a picnic
(b) her granddaughter organizing family vacations
(c) her granddaughter visiting an orphanage
(d) her granddaughter visiting the local hospital

10. When does the Soviet Union begin reconditioning men to iron out uniqueness?
(a) as military candidates
(b) as babies
(c) as children
(d) as young adults

11. Why do so few people become public servants?
(a) because it is hard work
(b) because it is public work
(c) because it holds an uncertain future
(d) because the risk is bigger than the reward

12. What profession is Helen Gahagan Douglass professionally trained for?
(a) a schoolteacher
(b) a nurse
(c) an actress
(d) a seamstress

13. From where is it vital to learn the facts of an issue?
(a) from the side of your political party
(b) from the media
(c) from the side that is obtaining the most votes
(d) from both sides

14. What is the young couple offended by?
(a) their neighbors misogyny
(b) their neighbors lifestyle
(c) their neighbors racism
(d) their neighbors politics

15. Which organization is responsible for organizing a model assembly where each student represents a different country?
(a) The Rotary Club
(b) The model United Nations
(c) The Girl Scouts
(d) The Boys and Girls Club of America

Short Answer Questions

1. What is necessary to do before entering public service?

2. How does one young man offend an office full of people in Japan?

3. Who does Eleanor Roosevelt give as an example of true success, even though he is buried in a pauper's grave?

4. What anecdote does Eleanor Roosevelt give about meeting less dramatic needs everyday?

5. What kind of children are often ashamed of their parents?

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