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Eleanor Roosevelt

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

When Eleanor Roosevelt was fourteen years old, she was sent to school in

a)

Canada

b)

England

c)

Switzerland

d)

France

2.

While still in her teens, Eleanor started doing volunteer work to

a)

feed and groom horses

b)

assist a prominent architect

c)

build homes for the homeless

d)

help poor children

3.

How did Eleanor come to know Franklin D Roosevelt, whom she would marry?

a)

They were cousins and had known each other for years.

b)

They met on a cruise up the Hudson River.

c)

They were introduced at a picnic on Long Island.

d)

They had been childhood sweethearts.

4.

During World War I Eleanor

a)

marched against U.S. involvement in the war.

b)

made sandwiches and sweaters for soldiers.

c)

persuaded Franklin to resign as Assistant Secretary of the Navy.

d)

sewed flags for American battleships.

5.

After Eleanor's death, the American ambassador tot he United Nations, Adlai Stevenson, called her "the First Lady of the ______"

a)

United States

b)

Americas

c)

Western Hemisphere

d)

World

6.

What kind of people would you expect to find living in slums?

a)

rich people

b)

poor people

c)

college students

d)

homeowners

7.

A word that means the same thing as drawbacks is

a)

disadvantages

b)

uncertainties

c)

revisions

d)

advantages

8.

A transportation system is paralyzed if it is

a)

running efficiently

b)

forced to raise fares

c)

always running late

d)

brought to a standstill

9.

A nation that experiences a depression has severe difficulties with its

a)

health care system

b)

public schools

c)

economy

d)

legal system

10.

An effective strategy is one that

a)

is invented by a genius

b)

achieves desired result

c)

doesn't cost much

d)

doesn't work