Mission #4: Eleanor Roosevelt

Mission #4: Eleanor Roosevelt

By Melissa Allison

Welcome, Agents!

​In order to complete Mission #4, you will:

Read the dossier (DAW-see-ay)​ about Eleanor Roosevelt to learn about her, then watch a video and answer the questions. Each agent must answer the questions with 80% accuracy in order to complete the mission. This means getting 7-8 questions correct.

**Please open the pdf file in a new tab so you can use it to answer the questions. ​Read aloud can use this link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dX68jtyEyd98so-RvtEVWQUz00Hoe4si/view?usp=sharing

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Multiple Choice

Eleanor Roosevelt was wary of becoming the First Lady because she-

• admired her husband, FDR, as a leader

• thought she would have to be a hostess

• wanted the government to make life better for people

• decided that women should not help elect the president

Multiple Choice

Eleanor Roosevelt's press conferences--

• only allowed women to attend

• were held frequently

• weren't unusual for the time

• created problems for FDR

Multiple Choice

How did Eleanor challenge segregation laws?

• by getting her husband to abolish segregation

• by signing petitions

• by breaking the laws herself

Multiple Choice

Eleanor expressed her feelings about the DAR's treatment of Marian Anderson by-

• having them disbanded

• quietly voicing her disappointment

• publicly congratulating them

• resigning her membership

Multiple Choice

What event caused Mrs. Roosevelt to become a world traveler?

• FDR's election to the presidency

• the Great Depression

• World War I

• World War II

Multiple Choice

Eleanor Roosevelt helped to write the United Nations'-

• Equal Rights Amendment

• Declaration of Human Rights

• G.I. Bill of Rights

• Freedoms and Rights Bill

Multiple Choice

Who called Eleanor Roosevelt the "First Lady of the World"?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Harry S. Truman

• John F. Kennedy

Multiple Choice

Who made Eleanor the head of the Commission on the Status of Women?

• Harry S. Truman

• John F. Kennedy

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Franklin D. Roosevelt