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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is every individual responsible for?

2. What conversational game does Ruth Bryan Rohde explain to Eleanor Roosevelt?

3. According to Ms. Roosevelt, what must people acquire the ability to do?

4. What else do people need in conjunction with a book education?

5. Who does Eleanor Roosevelt say has the ability to focus only on one thing at a time, and focus very well?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Eleanor Roosevelt, why do most people fear self-knolwedge?

2. According to Eleanor Roosevelt, how is one's philosophy best expressed?

3. What is the third tip and example that Eleanor Roosevelt gives about using time wisely?

4. What does Eleanor Roosevelt believe about criticism?

5. What do the letter writers specifically ask of Eleanor Roosevelt?

6. Why type of book is "You Learn by Living" and who is it the author?

7. Describe the anecdote that illustrates overcoming fear through self-discipline?

8. As a timid child, how does Eleanor Roosevelt overcome most of her fears?

9. Eleanor Roosevelt says that courage comes from sheer desperation in having to face the inevitable. How does she demonstrate this principle?

10. Describe what the book provides for the individual reader?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Eleanor Roosevelt discusses the importance of volunteers and how they can become the heart of certain organizations. The history of volunteerism in America is moving and fascinating. Write an essay on the history of volunteerism in the United States and how it has evolved from when it has began to present day. Find 3 volunteer organizations that have made profound impact on America and the world at large. An example might be The Peace Corp, or Teach for America. Discuss the leader who started these organizations and how they have been the heartbeat of America.

Essay Topic 2

Eleanor Roosevelt was married to Franklin Roosevelt and discusses her husband as an inspirational figure in her own life. She learned many things from him that made her a stronger, better person. Choose 3 anecdotes that Ms. Roosevelt shares in her book in which she discusses her husband and analyze how they have affected Eleanor Roosevelt's life. How has Mr. Roosevelt served as much of a support for her as she has for him? Finally, how is this relationship almost a bedrock example of the definition of marriage to come.

Essay Topic 3

Eleanor Roosevelt talks about learning to be a public servant and how important it is for a public servant to have a love for the people. Choose 3 major political figures that loved the people, and were then, in turn, adored and revered by the people because of their deep humanitarianism. Examples include Eva Peron, John F Kennedy, Nelson Mandela. How does this type of love strengthen a nation? How does this type of love inspire a nation? How can this inspiration lead to growth, change, and prosperity? Include evidence in your essay and specific biographical and historical examples.

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