Hard Times; an Oral History of the Great Depression Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

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Hard Times; an Oral History of the Great Depression Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 140 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. What job does Paulson eventually get after educating himself?
(a) Railway worker.
(b) Union organizer.
(c) Social worker.
(d) Primary school teacher.

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

3. What strange job does Terkel get right after college?
(a) Dustbin salesman.
(b) Advertising copy editor.
(c) Circus booker.
(d) Radio performer.

4. Which of the following is not a periodical mentioned by Terkel in the Introduction?
(a) Life.
(b) The New Republic.
(c) Literary Digest.
(d) Judge.

5. How did Frank Czerwonka's mother make money during the Depression?
(a) She ran a speakeasy.
(b) She made pastries.
(c) She refurbished sofas.
(d) She was a prostitute.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What product did Benton manage after the Depression?

3. According to Marshall and Steve , the young intellectuals of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, what became ingrained in American society as a result of the Depression?

4. Where did Harburg work before the Depression?

5. What did Terkel's parents do for a living before the Depression?

(see the answer key)

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