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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ch. 2, Fear-the Great Enemy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Eleanor Roosevelt train her memory as young child?
(a) she memorized the Old Testament in French
(b) she memorized the New Testament in French
(c) she memorized the New Testament in German
(d) she memorized the Old Testament in Flemish

2. What is the question that children most ask?
(a) where?
(b) why?
(c) how?
(d) when?

3. What conversational game does Ruth Bryan Rohde explain to Eleanor Roosevelt?
(a) the numbers game
(b) the alphabet game
(c) the name game
(d) the game of telephone

4. Where does courage sometimes come from?
(a) sheer exasperation at the event that has occurred
(b) sheer exhaustion and abandonment
(c) undeniable loneliness and hardship
(d) sheer desperation in having to face the inevitable

5. Why did Eleanor Roosevelt choose to write a book?
(a) to reach out to those in need
(b) to gain political ground with her constituents
(c) to gain popularity as a writer
(d) to reach a greater number of people with her message

Short Answer Questions

1. What is overcoming one's fears considered, if looked at it positively?

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

3. What historical people does Eleanor Roosevelt compare the modern world to in regards to describing the irrationality of fear?

4. Who raised Eleanor Roosevelt from the age of seven?

5. What is one thing that no human being can avoid, according to Eleanor Roosevelt?

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