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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 should families share?
2. What is the key to success in democracy, according to Thomas Jefferson?
3. What does Eleanor Roosevelt say is important to work for when working for a group?
4. What does Eleanor Roosevelt have to say about fashion?
5. What does Eleanor Roosevelt consider herself to be?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are several things that one must face before becoming a public servant?
2. What is the key to democracy, according to Thomas Jefferson?
3. What actions did The King of England do with the CCC camp as well as at a tea party in the White House that left a particularly favorable impression with Eleanor Roosevelt?
4. How does Eleanor Roosevelt believe people should regard their mistakes?
5. 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?
6. What does Eleanor Roosevelt believe is a great danger to society?
7. 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?
8. Why is the United States often despised by other nations?
9. Define what politics is, according to Eleanor Roosevelt, and how citizens can best become involved?
10. What does Eleanor Roosevelt have to say about the weight of delinquency and how it begins?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay on the character of Eleanor Roosevelt. What were her strengths, her weaknesses? How did she conduct herself in a way that made her inspirational? Be sure to include 3 anecdotes from her book that prove what kind of a person she was and how she affected change in a positive way.
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 about how the United States is often despised by other nations because Americans do not understand other nations' cultures. Describe what it means to be an "ugly American". Do you believe this stereotype is getting worse or is diminishing now that there is broader access to knowledge of other cultures, races and ideas? Support your claim with 3 contemporary examples. They can include the actions of foreign diplomats, Presidential visits, and even day to day life in America. Include social nuances, American behavior overseas, even the integrity of war. Be sure to write in an analytical fashion.
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