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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Over the Top.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By which of the following months in 1934 has Roosevelt grown tired of the new head of the Recovery Administration and secured that person's resignation?
(a) July.
(b) September.
(c) February.
(d) April.

2. "The Politics of Hard Times" reports that as the party in power, which political party faced almost certain defeat in the 1932 election?
(a) Libertarian.
(b) Democrat.
(c) Republican.
(d) Progressive.

3. According to the end of "The Politics of Hard Times," what is the final Electoral College tally by which Roosevelt defeats Hoover?
(a) 354-177.
(b) 472-59.
(c) 282-249.
(d) 519-12.

4. On Roosevelt's very first night in office, he directs his Secretary of the Treasury to draft an emergency banking bill. Who is the Secretary of Treasury?
(a) Arthur Ballantine.
(b) Ogden Mills.
(c) George Harrison.
(d) William Woodin.

5. As "Over the Top" opens, Roosevelt appoints which of the following individuals to head the Recovery Administration?
(a) Jerome Frank.
(b) Sherwood Anderson.
(c) Felix Frankfurter.
(d) Hugh Johnson.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which of the following cities does Roosevelt accuse Hoover of being "the greatest spending Administration in peace times in all our history" during the 1932 Presidential campaign?

2. Which of the following railroads does "The Politics of Hard Times" mention as a common ride for homeless Americans in search of work?

3. Upon receiving his appointment from Roosevelt, the new head of the Recovery Administration memorably remarks that it will be "red fire at first" and dead what afterward?

4. The quote from Harold Clurman at the beginning of "Winter of Despair" states that people could smell what in the air during the winter of 1932-33?

5. Pecora's investigation into the House of Morgan partners in May of 1933--and the subsequent income tax revelations--leads Congress to pass which of the following bills?

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