THE ROOSEVELT PRESENCE

Patrick J. Maney

DIRECTIONS: Read pages xi -108 of The Roosevelt Presence by Patrick J. Maney and circle the word that best completes the sentence. Provide evidence from your reading of the introduction and the first six chapters of the book to support your choice.

poorly

1. At the conclusion of his formal education, Roosevelt was

adequately

prepared to enter public life.

savvy.

2. Roosevelt’s pre-presidential career was shaped by

luck.

Louis Howe.

3. Roosevelt’s greatest political ally was

Eleanor Roosevelt.

4. Roosevelt’s role in the collaborative teams which designed the New Deal

referee.

was most like that of a

cheerleader.

Tammany Hall.

5. Roosevelt’s most powerful political adversary was

the Supreme Court.

6. The image of Roosevelt that the media transmitted to the public was,

genuine.

for the most part,

contrived.