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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3: Scarlet Banners and Novenas, The Doctor, Huey and Mr. Smith, The Circuit Rider, The Gentleman from Kansas, A View of the Woods, Campus Life.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As he entered his later years, what term did Roosevelt use to describe himself among aides?
(a) King Frank.
(b) Ozymandias.
(c) The poor public servant.
(d) The indispensible man.

2. What is Cesar Chavez best known as?
(a) A labor organizer.
(b) An entertainer.
(c) A priest.
(d) A poet.

3. According to a quotation in the Introduction, what was the typical response to receiving a pink slip during the beginning of the Depression?
(a) Shame.
(b) Numbness.
(c) Bemusement.
(d) Pride.

4. What was the occupational community of which Jimmy Partland was a part, that lent back and forth regularly?
(a) Auto workers.
(b) Jazz musicians.
(c) Corn growers.
(d) Writers.

5. What term best describes the nature of the changes that happened after the 1929 Crash, from Terkel's perspective?
(a) Devastating.
(b) Gradual.
(c) Sudden.
(d) Nonexistent.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Ed Paulson when he took to the road?

2. What marked Long's second-in-command Gerald Smith regarding his speeches?

3. In his interview, Doc Graham says that in the 1930's he was the country's best what?

4. What unorthodox job did Phyllis Mortimer take when her family fell short of money in the 1930's?

5. What psychiatric complaints did Dr. Nathan Ackerman's patients most often bring to him?

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