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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. How has the United States behaved in decision making at the United Nations
(a) obliging
(b) flexible
(c) domineering
(d) forceful

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

3. What skill is important to teach children at an early age?
(a) to think for themselves
(b) to be patient
(c) to get along with others
(d) to work hard to reap the benefits

4. What is one downfall to women in politics?
(a) they are more sensitive to criticism
(b) they are overly concerned with looks
(c) they are more prone to gossip
(d) they misgauge their competition

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does America owe public servants?

2. According to Eleanor Roosevelt, what should people's ambitions be about?

3. What must a public servant have the elasticity and flexibility of mind to face?

4. What does Eleanor Roosevelt have to say about fashion?

5. Who visits a CCC camp in America and pays special attention to the individuality of the boys?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doe few people deliberately prepare to become public servants?

2. How do people create themselves and who do they blame for their mistakes?

3. What is the chief duty of a citizen?

4. How does Eleanor Roosevelt believe people should regard their mistakes?

5. Describe the challenges of women in politics?

6. 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?

7. What are several things that one must face before becoming a public servant?

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

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

10. What does Eleanor Roosevelt have to say about the weight of delinquency and how it begins?

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