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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Ms. Roosevelt say is more important than experience, especially in children?
2. What kinds of experience must people learn from?
3. What is one thing that no human being can avoid, according to Eleanor Roosevelt?
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 conversational game does Ruth Bryan Rohde explain to Eleanor Roosevelt?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Eleanor Roosevelt believe is the most essential thing for the continuance of an adult education?
2. Eleanor Roosevelt says that courage comes from sheer desperation in having to face the inevitable. How does she demonstrate this principle?
3. According to Eleanor Roosevelt, why do most people fear self-knolwedge?
4. What does Eleanor Roosevelt warn against when one begins to have children and start a family and why does she suggest this?
5. What do the letter writers specifically ask of Eleanor Roosevelt?
6. Why type of book is "You Learn by Living" and who is it the author?
7. What is the story about how Eleanor Roosevelt became interested in politics about on a moral level?
8. in what way does Eleanor Roosevelt revise her definition of maturity?
9. What does Eleanor Roosevelt say is necessary to accept in oneself and in others in order to grow into a mature individual?
10. What happens as a result of Eleanor Roosevelt lying about going to see "Tess of the U'rbervilles"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Eleanor Roosevelt teaches us to be useful as usefulness is a kind of love and respect we can share with others. Many charitable organizations exist, and they are worthy causes, but there are less dramatic needs everywhere that one can partake in to make a difference. What are the ways you and your generation can be useful? What are the problems you see around you that deserve your attention and inspiration to evoke change? How can you be of service? Provide 3 examples - one political, one social, and one economic. Be sure to use modern day evidence to back your analysis.
Essay Topic 2
Eleanor Roosevelt discusses the importance of volunteers and how they can become the heart of certain organizations. The history of volunteerism in America is moving and fascinating. Write an essay on the history of volunteerism in the United States and how it has evolved from when it has began to present day. Find 3 volunteer organizations that have made profound impact on America and the world at large. An example might be The Peace Corp, or Teach for America. Discuss the leader who started these organizations and how they have been the heartbeat of America.
Essay Topic 3
Elanor Roosevelt strives to offer guideposts to steer others away from pitfalls and mistakes but considers that it may only be possible for someone to learn life lessons through their own mistakes. To what extent is this belief true? To what extent is this belief false? Use 2 examples from your own life and 1 example from a historical life and compare and contrast the possibilities. Do you really have to fail or succeed in order to truly learn and make a change?
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