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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ch. 4, The Difficult Art of Maturity.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of advice does Eleanor Roosevelt offer to her readers?
(a) humanitarian advice
(b) solution-seeking advice
(c) self-improvement advice
(d) challenging advice

2. What condition is the worst stumbling block for most people?
(a) depression
(b) loneliness
(c) fear
(d) anxiety

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

4. From whom does Eleanor Roosevelt inherit her good will?
(a) her mentors
(b) her female friends
(c) her children
(d) her husband

5. What journey does Eleanor Roosevelt describe as being one of great influences of her childhood?
(a) the journey to Great Britain
(b) the journey to Washington, D.C.
(c) the journey to Italy
(d) the journey to France

Short Answer Questions

1. Above all else, what does Eleanor Roosevelt wish for all her reader do in regard to the uses of time?

2. What quality does a mature person have that specifically sets them apart from the others?

3. Who is the author of "You Learn By Living"?

4. According to Ms. Roosevelt, what does meeting and overcoming an impossible situation teach people?

5. What is the name of the people who throw the dinner party in which Eleanor makes an unsuccessful attempt at playing her newly learned conversational game?

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