The titular head of a nation as distinct from the head of the government.
The correct answer was: When he was governor of New York, he started a broad relief program.
When Roosevelt was Governor, he made many strides in public relief programs which proved helpful while President.
An outbreak of a disease that spreads through a community of people (Ex. Europe, Johannesburg, Missouri), some examples would be The Black plague, Ebola, or The common cold/the flu
And I think you meant EPIDEMIC