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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was public housing viewed differently by the public in the 1930's than it is today?
(a) It was thought nicer than private housing.
(b) It was not thoroughly understood.
(c) It was despised by the wealthy.
(d) It was open to people of all income brackets.

2. As he entered his later years, what term did Roosevelt use to describe himself among aides?
(a) Ozymandias.
(b) The indispensible man.
(c) The poor public servant.
(d) King Frank.

3. What event discussed earlier in the book does Harry Norgard think was destructive to society?
(a) The Detroit sit-in.
(b) The Chicago teachers' strike.
(c) The Bank Holiday.
(d) The Cradle Will Rock premiere.

4. In Three o'Clock in the Morning, Wilbur Kane's mother was bitter about the invasion of what?
(a) Ethiopia.
(b) Poland.
(c) Manchuria.
(d) The Sudetanland

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

6. What is the name of the sketch programs Neil Schaffner performed in troupes across the country?
(a) Penny entertainments.
(b) Acts.
(c) Repertoire.
(d) Country-stories.

7. How were the actors able to perform the opening night of The Cradle Will Rock?
(a) They performed it in Spanish.
(b) They performed on the street.
(c) They recorded a performance and broadcast it.
(d) They performed from the audience.

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

9. What writer did Ray Wax take as his model during the Depression?
(a) John Steinbeck.
(b) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(c) Horatio Alger.
(d) Upton Sinclair.

10. According to Scoop Lankford, when did conditions finally improve in the prison?
(a) When Truman took office.
(b) When the WPA started.
(c) When the rioting started.
(d) When the war started.

11. What accusation was made against Dr. Francis Townsend in his time?
(a) Being a Communist.
(b) Stealing from the elderly.
(c) Womanizing behavior.
(d) Aspiring to the Presidency.

12. What issue does Stanley Kell surprisingly support?
(a) Integration.
(b) Leaving Vietnam.
(c) Legalizing marijuana.
(d) George McGovern's campaign.

13. In what country did William Patterson study economics for a time?
(a) The USSR.
(b) Germany.
(c) China.
(d) England.

14. What does Edward Burgess discuss buying at the beginning of his interview in Merely Passing Through?
(a) A rack of lamb.
(b) A Studebaker.
(c) A pair of Florsheim shoes.
(d) A yacht.

15. What safety practice do coal companies refuse to implement for fear of slowing production in the 1930's?
(a) Switching out workers every 8 hours.
(b) Ventilating mines.
(c) Offering medical examinations.
(d) Spraying down shafts.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Max Shachtman, why was Communism especially vital just before FDR was elected?

2. Why did C. Wright Patman push for the impeachment of Hoover's Treasury Secretary?

3. What does Wilbur Kane remember most vividly about Franklin Roosevelt?

4. What psychiatric complaints did Dr. Nathan Ackerman's patients most often bring to him?

5. How does Dr. Martin Bickham recommend his employers help struggling Americans during the Depression?

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