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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. What product did Benton manage after the Depression?
(a) Volkswagen.
(b) The Boston Globe.
(c) Muzak.
(d) Corn Flakes.

2. Where did Arthur Robinson keep thousands of dollars during the bank holiday?
(a) Under his mattress.
(b) In a Swiss account.
(c) In his sock.
(d) In a coffee can.

3. What two roles did Henry Wallace play in the Roosevelt administration?
(a) Secretary of Commerce and Attorney General.
(b) Secretary of the Interior and English Ambassador.
(c) Secretary of Agriculture and Vice President.
(d) Secretary of Transportation and Chief of Staff.

4. Of what sixties-era organization is Robert A. Baird's son Peter a member?
(a) The Hari-Krishnas.
(b) The Weathermen.
(c) The Yippies.
(d) VISTA.

5. According to historian Christopher Lasch, what was never a serious possibility in the Depression?
(a) Loss of personal freedom.
(b) A right-wing reaction.
(c) Annexation by Canada.
(d) Revolution.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who were the "service department" of Detroit?

4. What inversion of racial relationships happened regarding Robin Langston's father during the Depression?

5. According to Doc Graham, what was the public's attitude toward figures like Machine Gun Kelly and John Dillinger in the 1930's?

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