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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ch. 1, Learning to Live.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is every individual responsible for?
(a) his or her actions
(b) his or her choices
(c) his or her philosophies
(d) his or her thoughts

2. What does Eleanor Roosevelt consider essential to keeping people feeling alive?
(a) adventure
(b) passion
(c) prosperity
(d) growth

3. According to Ms. Roosevelt, what are the most important ingredients in a child's education?
(a) curiosity, strength, trust, and resilience
(b) curiosity, fortitude, prudence, and cunning
(c) curiosity, interest, imagination, and a sense of adventure
(d) curiosity, challenge, danger, and fortitude

4. What does Eleanor Roosevelt say is absolutely necessary to keep in life since knowledge often changes?
(a) flexibility of mind
(b) flexibility of character
(c) flexibility of circumstance
(d) flexibility of body

5. What kinds of experience must people learn from?
(a) personal experiences
(b) all of their experiences
(c) marital and family experiences
(d) professional experiences

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Eleanor's teacher, what must children do with the information they learn?

3. What does Eleanor Roosevelt encourage her readers to take into consideration when they weight the content of her book?

4. What does Ms. Roosevelt say is more important than experience, especially in children?

5. How did Eleanor Roosevelt train her memory as young child?

(see the answer key)

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