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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is retirement, according to Eleanor Roosevelt?
(a) a waste of resources
(b) a time to excel to ones potential
(c) a time to do what one finally wants to do
(d) a waste of good health

3. What is Eleanor Roosevelt terrified of as a young woman, but is forced to treat during World War I?
(a) small pox
(b) polio
(c) influenza
(d) insanity

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Eleanor's husband dies, who does she turn to in order to stave off loneliness?

2. What must parents know about their children that will help their children dismantle their own fears and inhibitions?

3. What instigated the writing of "You Learn By Living"?

4. What are Eleanor Roosevelt's two remedies for weariness caused by over-activity?

5. What does Eleanor do in order to attend the play in which she is forbidden to see?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Eleanor Roosevelt feel there is a danger of when trying to change another person?

2. What was the inspiration behind Eleanor Roosevelt's decision to write "You Learn by Living" ?

3. What is Eleanor Roosevelt's first tip on how to use time wisely and what is the example that she uses to illustrate her point?

4. How does Eleanor Roosevelt view retirement?

5. According to Eleanor Roosevelt, why do women have an advantage over men?

6. What do mature people attempt to eliminate in their lives and how does it help the individual?

7. What is so important about imagination, especially in regards to children?

8. What does Eleanor Roosevelt say is necessary to accept in oneself and in others in order to grow into a mature individual?

9. What does Eleanor Roosevelt offer to people to help steer them from pitfalls?

10. Who is Miss Hickok , what happens to her, and how does she cope?

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