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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ch. 11, Learning to be a Public Servant and Afterword.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Ms. Roosevelt, what does meeting and overcoming an impossible situation teach people?
(a) they can live through anything
(b) they are judged by their actions
(c) they might sometimes fail
(d) they will always come out ahead

2. What does Eleanor Roosevelt say should be interwoven into an organized stretch of time so as to prepare for unexpected things?
(a) tight details
(b) empty time slots
(c) flexibility
(d) Plan B

3. Why do most people fear self-knoweldge?
(a) because they feel it is discovering only bad things about themselves
(b) because they fear losing love from others if they try
(c) because they feel it is discovering secret things about themselves
(d) because they fear knowing who they are

4. What will mature people do for themselves even though no one else may see or even notice?
(a) eliminate emotional baggage
(b) eliminate potential challenges and obstacles
(c) eliminate faults in themselves
(d) eliminate faults in others

5. What does self-knowledge require?
(a) humility
(b) heroics
(c) acceptance
(d) inner calm

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Eleanor Roosevelt describe the art of maturity?

2. What do Eleanor Roosevelt's children think of her friends?

3. Where does Harry Belafonte perform in order to be useful and bring love and respect to the world?

4. How does keeping up with one's interests as well as one's joys in life affect the life of a child, according to Ms. Roosevelt?

5. What is Eleanor Roosevelt's aunt, Mrs. Cowles, more unique than most adults?

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