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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5: The Fine and Lively Arts.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Edward Burgess discuss buying at the beginning of his interview in Merely Passing Through?
(a) A pair of Florsheim shoes.
(b) A yacht.
(c) A Studebaker.
(d) A rack of lamb.

3. What did Slim Collier's father do before the Depression?
(a) Landscaping.
(b) Copywriting.
(c) Die work.
(d) Smelting.

4. What did Terkel's parents do for a living before the Depression?
(a) They worked for a newspaper.
(b) They worked a farm.
(c) They ran a hotel.
(d) They were actuaries.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Cesar Chavez best known as?

2. Why was the Michigan governor Frank Murphy branded weak-willed regarding the sit-in strike?

3. What did Hiram Sherman do in The Cradle Will Rock?

4. What was Bob La Follette's signature issue in the 1928 election?

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

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