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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened on December 7, 1941?
(a) Franklin suffered a stroke
(b) Franklin's mother died
(c) Eleanor divorced Franklin
(d) The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor

2. Up until this time, how many terms could a president serve?
(a) 2
(b) 1
(c) 4
(d) 3

3. What was Roosevelt's opponent's position on a military draft?
(a) He had no opinion on it
(b) He favored it with limitations
(c) He opposed it
(d) He favored it

4. How was Eleanor's marriage to Franklin in the beginning?
(a) Formal
(b) A mistake
(c) Happy
(d) Distant

5. When did the first U.S. troops go to Britain in World War II?
(a) January, 1942
(b) December, 1941
(c) February, 1943
(d) January, 1941

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Roosevelt do for Missy?

2. With whom do the Roosevelts spend Christmas of 1941?

3. What did Roosevelt ask Americans to buy prior to his fireside chat of February 23, 1942?

4. Who was Roosevelt's opponent in the presidential race in 1940?

5. What type of childhood did Eleanor have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was "the miracle of Dunkirk?"

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

3. Explain the roots of the Lend-Lease Program proposed by Roosevelt.

4. What were the political implications of Roosevelt's running for a third term as president?

5. Who were the principal companions of Franklin and Eleanor during this period?

6. What were the circumstances related to Roosevelt's inviting Crown Princess Martha of Norway to stay at the White House?

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

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

9. Who was Lorena Hickok?

10. Who was James Doolittle?

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