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

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

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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. Dr. Francis Townsend's ideas eventually became the groundwork for what?
(a) The New Deal.
(b) The Civil Rights Movement.
(c) Social Security.
(d) Medicaid.

2. What did Jane Yoder consider a luxury during the Depression?
(a) A new sweater.
(b) A hot meal.
(c) A trip to the movies.
(d) A bed.

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

4. According to Buddy Blankenship in Sixteen Ton, what did coal companies often pay instead of money?
(a) Company vouchers.
(b) Coal.
(c) Food rations.
(d) IOUs.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In a quote in the Introduction, how does the speaker describe the socioeconomic relationship between blacks and whites during the Depression?

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

3. What does Jimmy Partland say is the importance of a job?

4. According to Dr. David J. Rossman, what did psychoanalysis not acknowledge regarding patient distress in the 1930's?

5. What happened to one of Daisy Singer's favorite parks during the Depression?

(see the answer key)

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