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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5: Public Servant - The City, Evictions, Arrests and Other Running Sores.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was different about a teachers' strike in the 1930's?
(a) They protested in private, writing letters.
(b) They protested at City Hall, not the schools.
(c) They continued to teach throughout.
(d) They left town for fear of violent reprisal.

2. In Hard Travelin', what does Peggy Terry think would happen if another Depression happened today?
(a) The Soviets would take over.
(b) There would be widespread violence.
(c) All Republicans would be voted out.
(d) We would rebound faster.

3. What was the name of the private relief organization that Dr. Martin Bickham worked with in the 1930's?
(a) Philanthropists Agglomerated.
(b) Relief Alternatives.
(c) Helping Hands.
(d) United Charity.

4. What advertising outlet did William Benton exploit, making him his fortune?
(a) Radio advertising.
(b) Billboards.
(c) Direct mail.
(d) Sponsoring shorts before films.

5. What industry did Jose Yglesia attempt to unionize?
(a) Pickers.
(b) Cigar rollers.
(c) Newspaper printers.
(d) Steelworkers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Wagner Act outlaw?

2. How did some states begin paying public school teachers in the 1930's?

3. In Hard Travelin', Peggy Terry says that America teaches people that poverty is what?

4. According to Buddy Blankenship in Sixteen Ton, what did coal companies often pay instead of money?

5. According to Terkel in the Introduction, what voice dominated the radio alongside Roosevelt's during the Depression?

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