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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. Why does ignoring the law undermine?
(a) the fabric on which society rests
(b) the heart of government
(c) the politicians who set the laws into place
(d) one's own self-respect

2. What does Eleanor Roosevelt see as a major societal pressure?
(a) morality
(b) uniqueness
(c) conformity
(d) marriage

3. How does Eleanor Roosevelt's mother's cousin react after her husband's death?
(a) she loses self-control
(b) she becomes self-absorbed
(c) she engages in self-defeating behaviors
(d) she lapses into self-pity

4. What do people need to feel most about their life?
(a) people need to feel useful
(b) people need to feel inner calm
(c) people need to feel connected to others
(d) people need to feel loved

5. What does Eleanor Roosevelt believe about other people's opinions?
(a) seek personal approval first
(b) mean well in actions and the opinions will be positive
(c) not to worry about them only mean well in actions
(d) seek to placate people's opinions

Short Answer Questions

1. What is usefulness a form of?

2. What profession is Helen Gahagan Douglass professionally trained for?

3. What is a common problem that many households face in the United States?

4. What must a public servant have a genuine love of in order to be successful?

5. What does Eleanor Roosevelt say is an important subject to study in order to become more informed about politics?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Eleanor Roosevelt believe families should share and how should they interact?

2. What is Eleanor Roosevelt's definition of success and what primary figure does she give an example of an individual who lived a life of nonconformity?

3. What inspiration does the Queen Mother Elizabeth of England give to Eleanor Roosevelt?

4. What is the definition of usefulness in the book?

5. Why is the United States often despised by other nations?

6. According to Eleanor Roosevelt, what is important to learn about the modern world that helps with respect and individuality?

7. What is the key to democracy, according to Thomas Jefferson?

8. What happens to Eleanor Roosevelt's mother's cousin that teachers her about the need to feel useful?

9. How is conformity promoted in the workplace and how does the individual rise from the pressure?

10. What example does Eleanor Roosevelt share about when discussing how to deal with people by estimating the extent of one's success in communicating with them?

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