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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eleven: On Her Own.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Freedman say Franklin Roosevelt needed as the war took a toll on him?
(a) Quiet time alone with Eleanor.
(b) Visits from grandchildren.
(c) Travel.
(d) Distracting conversations about trivialities.

2. What did Eleanor Roosevelt feel her husband did to her lifestyle by running for President?
(a) Undermined it.
(b) Took it away.
(c) Belittled it.
(d) Improved it.

3. What did Eleanor learn how to do in order to teach her children?
(a) Drive.
(b) Shoot.
(c) Fish.
(d) Swim.

4. What was Franklin Roosevelt's reaction to his paralysis?
(a) He investigated every scientific cure.
(b) He became depressed and angry.
(c) He accepted it with equanimity.
(d) He believed he would walk again.

5. Where did Eleanor Roosevelt NOT travel as a goodwill ambassador?
(a) Israel.
(b) China.
(c) Morocco.
(d) Iran.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Eleanor Roosevelt born?

2. What did a 1948 poll say about Eleanor Roosevelt's role in the U.S.?

3. What did Eleanor Roosevelt urge women to do in 'It's Up to the Women'?

4. How would Eleanor go about making a recommendation to her husband, according to Freedman?

5. What did Eleanor give up at Sara's insistence?

(see the answer key)

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