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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: The Big Money, Man and Boy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Harburg, who suffered most when the financial system collapsed?
(a) The financial giants.
(b) Those who were poor already.
(c) Black people.
(d) Those who thought it foolproof.

2. According to Dr. David J. Rossman, what did psychoanalysis not acknowledge regarding patient distress in the 1930's?
(a) Schizophrenia.
(b) Anxiety attacks.
(c) Parental fixations.
(d) External stimuli.

3. According to Terkel, what increased among patrons of his parent's business after the Crash?
(a) Panhandling.
(b) Horse-betting.
(c) Emigrating to Mexico.
(d) Suicide.

4. On what does Dr. David J. Rossman think modern Americans rely too heavily?
(a) Alchohol and drugs.
(b) Themselves.
(c) Medication.
(d) The government.

5. How old was Ed Paulson when he took to the road?
(a) 40.
(b) 20.
(c) 33.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, where do Lily, Rob and Buck hear about the Depression?

2. What advertising outlet did William Benton exploit, making him his fortune?

3. What did Blackie Gold do in the CCC during the Depression?

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

5. Why did Martin DeVries hate Roosevelt?

(see the answer key)

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