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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Roosevelts create that promoted employment?
(a) A large political campaign.
(b) A furniture factory.
(c) A post office.
(d) A restaurant.

2. What was held in Houston in 1928?
(a) The Republican Caucus.
(b) The World's Fair.
(c) The Democratic Convention.
(d) It is unclear.

3. What did Eleanor do during the years of the Depression?
(a) Worked in radio.
(b) Wrote in a journal.
(c) Took care of her oldest children.
(d) Nursed Franklin back to health.

4. Where did the Roosevelts spend election night of 1936?
(a) Campobello.
(b) London.
(c) Boston.
(d) Hyde Park.

5. What occurred at the 1920 Democratic convention?
(a) Woodrow Wilson was elected president.
(b) Franklin was nominated for vice president.
(c) A meeting with European forces.
(d) Franklin fell ill.

6. Where was the 1920 Democratic convention held?
(a) New York City.
(b) Dallas.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Boston.

7. Where did Franklin attend law school?
(a) Princeton.
(b) Columbia.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Yale.

8. Which of the following countries did Eleanor and Franklin not visit the summer after they were married?
(a) Greece.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) England.
(d) Italy.

9. In 1915, where was the World's Fair held?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Houston.

10. For what publication did Eleanor write a weekly column?
(a) Woman's Home Companion.
(b) Better Homes and Gardens.
(c) Ladies' Home Journal.
(d) Woman's Day.

11. With whom did Eleanor work on the League of Women Voters?
(a) Jane Addams.
(b) Elizabeth Read.
(c) Gloria Steinem.
(d) Dorothea Dix.

12. Who else was on the Roosevelts' ship when they sailed home?
(a) Dwight Eisenhower.
(b) Theodore Roosevelt.
(c) President Wilson.
(d) Aunt Bye.

13. What happened to Franklin in August 1921?
(a) He was elected vice president.
(b) He had a heart attack.
(c) He became ill with infant paralysis.
(d) He had a bad fall.

14. How old was Anna when she was sent to boarding school?
(a) It is unclear.
(b) 11.
(c) 18.
(d) 15.

15. Which of her children did Eleanor have the most difficulty sending to boarding school?
(a) Her oldest daughter.
(b) Her first son.
(c) Her youngest.
(d) All of them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Eleanor and Franklin always have together after she returned from a trip?

2. Who became governor of New York when Eleanor was in boarding school?

3. What year was the Armistice signed?

4. Where was the Roosevelts' youngest son at boarding school?

5. Did Eleanor actively campaign in Franklin's campaign for re-election in 1936?

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