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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5: The Fine and Lively Arts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of The Fine and Lively Arts, Hiram Sherman speaks glowingly of drinking covert gin out of what?
(a) Teacups.
(b) Soda bottles.
(c) Bowls.
(d) Flasks.

2. According to Emma Teiller, why did armed men enter a relief house in her neighborhood?
(a) To keep an eye out for union organizers.
(b) To stop mobs threatening to burn it down.
(c) To keep Japanese Americans out of it.
(d) To ensure that blacks were being fairly served.

3. What happened to Orrin Kelly after the incident with the Iowa judge?
(a) He became judge of the county.
(b) He was arrested.
(c) He interviewed the leaders of the mob.
(d) He had to flee town.

4. What did Arthur Robinson do before entering the financial markets?
(a) He was a war correspondent.
(b) He was a school teacher.
(c) He was an actor.
(d) He was a tobacco picker.

5. What public figure publicly raved about Jack Kirkland's play?
(a) Huey Long.
(b) Harold Ickes.
(c) Eleanor Roosevelt.
(d) Orson Welles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What product did Benton manage after the Depression?

2. What legendary artist of the twentieth century directed The Cradle Will Rock?

3. What change to the ticket structure did the Schaffner Players make after the 1929 Crash?

4. What was Paul Draper's occupation during the 1930's?

5. During the Depression, why did farmers systematically stop corn deliveries?

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