FDR's Hidden Struggle

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Which of the following best describes Franklin Delano Roosevelt's struggle with his disability?

  • He was paralyzed from the waist down due to polio (correct)
  • He lost his ability to walk due to a car accident
  • He had a temporary loss of mobility due to a sports injury
  • He had difficulty walking long distances due to a knee injury

When did Franklin Delano Roosevelt become the first disabled man elected to the presidency?

  • 1921
  • 1932 (correct)
  • 1928
  • 1945

How did the American public generally react to Franklin Delano Roosevelt's disability?

  • They were critical of his condition
  • They were embarrassed by his condition
  • They were sympathetic towards his condition (correct)
  • They were indifferent towards his condition

Which method did Roosevelt use to appear as if he was walking?

<p>Holding onto an adviser or his son (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Secret Service agents do to prevent photographs of Roosevelt using a wheelchair?

<p>They blocked the view of him using a wheelchair (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Roosevelt's posture at a podium involve?

<p>Holding onto a lectern (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did historians discover in 2013 about Roosevelt's wheelchair use?

<p>Rare footage of him being pushed in a wheelchair (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which room in the memorial features a large statue of Roosevelt seated in a chair with small casters?

<p>Third room (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the bas relief in the first room of the memorial depict?

<p>Roosevelt's first inauguration (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why did the team designing the memorial decide not to depict Roosevelt's disability?

<p>They wanted to respect Roosevelt's privacy (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following did Franklin Delano Roosevelt use to help him stand and move around?

<p>Leg braces (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why did FDR feel it was necessary to hide the extent of his disability?

<p>He was worried people would think he was a weak leader (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did FDR limit the public's view of him using a wheelchair?

<p>He retrofitted the train he took so that he could board on the other side, out of view (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which room in the memorial features a large statue of Roosevelt seated in a chair with small casters?

<p>The third room (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the bas relief in the first room of the memorial depict?

<p>FDR's first inauguration (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why did the team designing the memorial decide not to depict Roosevelt's disability?

<p>To accurately represent FDR's public image (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following methods did FDR use to limit the public's view of his wheelchair?

<p>He had his wheelchair hidden behind a podium at events (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission do to address FDR's disability in the memorial?

<p>They included wheelchair ramps even before they were required (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why did FDR feel it was necessary to hide the extent of his disability?

<p>He was worried it would make him a weak leader (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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