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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Eleanor stay in England?
(a) In an old mansion.
(b) The University of London.
(c) Windsor Castle.
(d) Buckingham Palace.

2. Why didn't Stalin attend the meeting with Franklin during WWII?
(a) He wanted to have control over the others.
(b) Because the war worsened and he was not able to go.
(c) He fell ill at the last minute.
(d) Because he didn't agree with Madame Chiang.

3. Which two people died within a two-week period in 1941
(a) Eleanor's mother and father.
(b) Eleanor's son and sister.
(c) Eleanor's mother-in-law and brother.
(d) Eleanor's aunt and child mentor.

4. What was Eleanor's impression of the changes in Moscow that took place over one year?
(a) She is impressed.
(b) She thinks there are very few positive changes.
(c) It is unclear.
(d) She doesn't see any difference.

5. Where in the Soviet Union did representatives of the US Embassy meet Eleanor?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Siberia.
(c) Chernobyl.
(d) St. Petersburg.

6. Who told Eleanor the news about Pearl Harbor?
(a) A homeless man.
(b) She heard it on the radio.
(c) Her housekeeper.
(d) An usher.

7. What did Franklin tell Eleanor about when he comes back from his secret meeting with Churchill?
(a) De Gaulle.
(b) The impending war.
(c) The numbers of casualties.
(d) Hitler.

8. To whom did Eleanor give her big house after Franklin died?
(a) An organization for poor people.
(b) She kept it and rented it out.
(c) Her son and his family.
(d) The government.

9. What was the first piece of news Eleanor heard about her husband's health on April 12, 1945?
(a) He had a heart attack.
(b) He fainted.
(c) He was in a coma.
(d) He was in poor health.

10. What did Franklin die of?
(a) A brain hemorrhage.
(b) Liver failure.
(c) Suffocation.
(d) A diabetic attack.

11. What did Eleanor do after her formal duties at the UN ended?
(a) Volunteered for the American Association.
(b) Developed a non-profit in memory of Franklin.
(c) Spent more time with her grandchildren.
(d) Wrote a novel.

12. Where did Franklin go to have a secret meeting with Churchill?
(a) Casablanca.
(b) Vancouver.
(c) Bern.
(d) Tokyo.

13. Where did Franklin go when he is sick with a fever in 1944?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Florida.
(c) South Carolina.
(d) Alabama.

14. What did Eleanor think is the cause of the problems she sees in Moscow?
(a) The transition from colonization to independence.
(b) Warfare.
(c) The leaders of the country.
(d) Oppression.

15. How many months of the year was Eleanor working for the UN?
(a) Six.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Twelve.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month during 1944 did the Allied invasion of Europe begin?

2. What was Eleanor's impression of people in the refugee camps?

3. What did Eleanor wear while on her big trip in 1943?

4. In 1948, whose statue was unveiled in England?

5. What did Eleanor feel that Iran was characterized by?

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