Hard Times; an Oral History of the Great Depression Quiz | Four Week Quiz A

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Hard Times; an Oral History of the Great Depression Quiz | Four Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: God Bless' the Child.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Diane personally think about the suffering of the 1930's in Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band?
(a) She thinks the suffering was focused disproportionately on minorities.
(b) She thinks America reaped what it sowed in the 1920's.
(c) She has no opinion.
(d) She thinks it is exaggerated by those who experienced it.

2. According to Terkel in the Introduction, what voice dominated the radio alongside Roosevelt's during the Depression?
(a) Huey Long.
(b) Father Coughlin.
(c) Doctor Townsend.
(d) Alf Landon.

3. How did Phyllis Mortimer's brother feel about her working in the 1930's?
(a) Unconcerned.
(b) Embarrassed
(c) Proud.
(d) Relieved.

4. What job does Paulson eventually get after educating himself?
(a) Primary school teacher.
(b) Union organizer.
(c) Social worker.
(d) Railway worker.

5. In Man and Boy, what does Clifford Burke credit with black men's survival in the Depression?
(a) Their wives.
(b) The government.
(c) Their faith.
(d) Charity organizations.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Blackie Gold spend his childhood?

2. What did Terkel seek out en route to his university?

3. What food can Dorothe Bernstein not stand because of her days in an orphanage?

4. Where did Arthur Robinson keep thousands of dollars during the bank holiday?

5. Where did some vets stay in Washington, DC during the Bonus March besides the Hoovervilles?

(see the answer key)

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