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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. How does one young man offend an office full of people in Japan?
2. What does Eleanor Roosevelt consider herself to be?
3. What skill is important to teach children at an early age?
4. Why is the United States often despised by other nations?
5. What kind of concept must a congressman or senator have?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Eleanor Roosevelt believe families should share and how should they interact?
2. What is the definition of usefulness in the book?
3. How does Eleanor Roosevelt believe people should regard their mistakes?
4. What does Eleanor Roosevelt have to say about the weight of delinquency and how it begins?
5. According to Eleanor Roosevelt, what is important to learn about the modern world that helps with respect and individuality?
6. 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?
7. What are the main expectations for a congressman or senator?
8. What inspiration does the Queen Mother Elizabeth of England give to Eleanor Roosevelt?
9. How do people create themselves and who do they blame for their mistakes?
10. Why is the United States often despised by other nations?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Eleanor Roosevelt believes that people must be interested in anything that comes their way and that it is absolutely necessary to keep a flexibility of mind since knowledge so often changes. Discuss our current administration, and the state of international relations with Iran, Afghanistan, and China. How and why is flexibility of mind crucial in these times of social and economic change? Why is this kind of flexibility different from assuming knowledge? Provide 3 examples of current events where it is necessary to keep a flexible mind in your analysis.
Essay Topic 2
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.
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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