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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. In his interview, Doc Graham says that in the 1930's he was the country's best what?
(a) Door-to-door salesman.
(b) Con man.
(c) Pitch man.
(d) Bootlegger.

2. What did the Wagner Act outlaw?
(a) Violent removal of striking workers.
(b) Union organizers on private property.
(c) Employer firings of unionizing workers.
(d) Government money going to unions.

3. What advertising outlet did William Benton exploit, making him his fortune?
(a) Direct mail.
(b) Billboards.
(c) Sponsoring shorts before films.
(d) Radio advertising.

4. According to Harburg, who suffered most when the financial system collapsed?
(a) Black people.
(b) The financial giants.
(c) Those who were poor already.
(d) Those who thought it foolproof.

5. In her interview, what does Diana Morgan say never interested her?
(a) Political struggle.
(b) The suffering of others.
(c) Communism.
(d) The accumulation of money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alf Landon say he disliked about Roosevelt's New Deal?

2. According to Doc Graham, what was the only good thing Roosevelt did?

3. Who was the head of the red-baiting committee that investigated New Deal administrators in the 1930's?

4. Peggy Terry says in Hard Travelin' that what disappeared from her life during the Depression?

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

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