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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ch. 3, The Uses of Time.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What play is Eleanor Roosevelt forbidden to attend?
(a) Tess of of D'Urbervilles
(b) Antigone
(c) The Cherry Orchard
(d) Much Ado About Nothing

2. What is Eleanor Roosevelt's philosophy about how different things work for different people?
(a) Everyone deserves a second chance
(b) Everyone can succeed
(c) Everyone is cut from the same cloth
(d) Everyone is an individual

3. What does "You Learn By Living" ultimately provide for the reader?
(a) hope
(b) answers
(c) justice
(d) clarity

4. Who does Eleanor Roosevelt say has the ability to focus only on one thing at a time, and focus very well?
(a) her aunt
(b) her children
(c) herself
(d) her husband

5. What else do people need in conjunction with a book education?
(a) people need the stimulus of the exchanging of ideas with others
(b) people need to experience the kinesthetics of an event to fully understand
(c) people need to see examples for themselves
(d) people need the stimulus of a heirarchy to climb

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eleanor Roosevelt offer to her readers instead of answers?

2. Why did Eleanor Roosevelt choose to write a book?

3. What must parents be free of in order to raise their children free of fear?

4. According to Ms. Roosevelt, what are the most important ingredients in a child's education?

5. What is the title of the poem that Mrs. Cowles younger sister writes about Mrs. Cowles?

(see the answer key)

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