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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Huey Long's central message in his nationally broadcast speeches?
(a) Entering World War II.
(b) Redistibution of wealth.
(c) Establishing a national bank.
(d) Segregation.

2. Which of the following is not an implement that interviewers in The March say was used to disperse marchers?
(a) Water cannon.
(b) Tear gas.
(c) Bayonets.
(d) Guns.

3. What legendary artist of the twentieth century directed The Cradle Will Rock?
(a) Orson Welles.
(b) Lee Strasburg.
(c) Lawrence Olivier.
(d) John Gielgud.

4. Of what does Virginia Durr say the Depression cured her?
(a) Her racism.
(b) Her naivete.
(c) Her conservatism.
(d) Her love of country.

5. What type of protest does Horace Cayton discuss in Honor and Humiliation?
(a) Walk-outs.
(b) Be-ins.
(c) Lie-ins.
(d) Sit-ins.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Edward Burgess discuss buying at the beginning of his interview in Merely Passing Through?

2. 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?

3. Why does Billy Green say he was unaffected by the Depression?

4. According to Max Shachtman, what international event ended credibility for Communism in the United States?

5. To whom did Myrna Loy send her infamous wire?

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