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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: Hard Travelin'.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what war did the Bonus marchers fight?
(a) World War I.
(b) The Spanish American War.
(c) World War II.
(d) The Crimean War.

2. What young officer assisted MacArthur in dispersing the Bonus Marchers?
(a) George Patton.
(b) Curtis LeMay.
(c) Dwight Eisenhower.
(d) John Kennedy.

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

4. What did Blackie Gold do in the CCC during the Depression?
(a) He performed on the radio.
(b) He assessed people on relief.
(c) He maintained national forests.
(d) He wrote for a national labor journal.

5. What famous Depression tune did Yip Harburg write?
(a) Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
(b) Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries.
(c) We're In the Money.
(d) Sixteen Tons.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Terkel, what increased among patrons of his parent's business after the Crash?

2. In Hard Travelin', what does Peggy Terry think would happen if another Depression happened today?

3. Who was the one black student in Terkel's college class?

4. What term best describes the nature of the changes that happened after the 1929 Crash, from Terkel's perspective?

5. Where did Harburg work before the Depression?

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