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Which of the following best describes Franklin Delano Roosevelt's struggle with his disability?
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?
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?
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?
Which method did Roosevelt use to appear as if he was walking?
What did Secret Service agents do to prevent photographs of Roosevelt using a wheelchair?
What did Secret Service agents do to prevent photographs of Roosevelt using a wheelchair?
What did Roosevelt's posture at a podium involve?
What did Roosevelt's posture at a podium involve?
What did historians discover in 2013 about Roosevelt's wheelchair use?
What did historians discover in 2013 about Roosevelt's wheelchair use?
Which room in the memorial features a large statue of Roosevelt seated in a chair with small casters?
Which room in the memorial features a large statue of Roosevelt seated in a chair with small casters?
What does the bas relief in the first room of the memorial depict?
What does the bas relief in the first room of the memorial depict?
Why did the team designing the memorial decide not to depict Roosevelt's disability?
Why did the team designing the memorial decide not to depict Roosevelt's disability?
Which of the following did Franklin Delano Roosevelt use to help him stand and move around?
Which of the following did Franklin Delano Roosevelt use to help him stand and move around?
Why did FDR feel it was necessary to hide the extent of his disability?
Why did FDR feel it was necessary to hide the extent of his disability?
How did FDR limit the public's view of him using a wheelchair?
How did FDR limit the public's view of him using a wheelchair?
Which room in the memorial features a large statue of Roosevelt seated in a chair with small casters?
Which room in the memorial features a large statue of Roosevelt seated in a chair with small casters?
What does the bas relief in the first room of the memorial depict?
What does the bas relief in the first room of the memorial depict?
Why did the team designing the memorial decide not to depict Roosevelt's disability?
Why did the team designing the memorial decide not to depict Roosevelt's disability?
Which of the following methods did FDR use to limit the public's view of his wheelchair?
Which of the following methods did FDR use to limit the public's view of his wheelchair?
What did the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission do to address FDR's disability in the memorial?
What did the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission do to address FDR's disability in the memorial?
Why did FDR feel it was necessary to hide the extent of his disability?
Why did FDR feel it was necessary to hide the extent of his disability?
