3. What did Roosevelt do on May 26, 1940, for which he will be remembered?
(a) Delivered a fireside chat
(b) Got an artificial leg
(c) Declared war on Germany
(d) Met with Winston Churchill

4. What is the name of the proposal Roosevelt devised to help the British?
(a) The New Deal
(b) Lend-Lease
(c) Greater Britain
(d) A Better Deal for Britain

5. In addition to Civil Rights, Eleanor also worked for _________________________.
(a) European refugees
(b) Factory workers
(c) Single mothers
(d) College professors

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the New York City apartment maintained by Eleanor Roosevelt?

2. Up until this time, how many terms could a president serve?

3. What did average Americans collect to help the war effort?

4. For what has Eleanor Roosevelt just received an award?

5. For how many years had Franklin D. Roosevelt been President of the United States at the beginning of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the role of Roosevelt's mother in his marriage and family life?

2. What did Roosevelt do first in order to prepare for potential war?

3. Explain the rationing of goods in America during World War II.

4. Who was Lorena Hickok?

5. Explain the challenges and circumstances facing Roosevelt in the matter of reinstating a military draft in 1940.

6. Name Roosevelt's "Four Essential Freedoms" as outlined in a State of the Union address.

7. What happened in the aftermath of Sara Roosevelt's death in September 1941?

8. What is one perspective of historians regarding the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?

9. How did Roosevelt help the American people understand what was going on in the war?

10. What was the state of Franklin and Eleanor's marriage in 1940?

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