The American Political Tradition and the Men Who Made It Quiz

Richard Hofstadter

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What criticism did Franklin Roosevelt have of Herbert Hoover while campaigning for president? (from Chapter 12, Franklin D. Roosevelt: The Patrician as Opportunist)

Hoover's foreign policies would start another war.

Hoover drank too much.

Hoover spent too much.

Hoover did not truly care for American citizens.

2.

According to Hofstadter, what type of politician was Abraham Lincoln? (from Chapter 5, Abraham Lincoln and the Self-Made Myth)

Moderate conservative.

Liberal.

Progressive.

Strong conservative.

3.

In which famous trial did William Jennings Bryan argue against the teaching of evolution? (from Chapter 8, William Jennings Bryan: The Democrat as Revivalist)

The Lindbergh Trial.

The Arbuckle Trial.

The Nuremberg Trial.

The Scopes Trial.

4.

In which state was Abraham Lincoln raised? (from Chapter 5, Abraham Lincoln and the Self-Made Myth)

Iowa.

Virginia.

Kentucky.

Illinois.

5.

Who succeeded Woodrow Wilson as President of the United States? (from Chapter 10, Woodrow Wilson: The Conservative as Liberal)

William Howard Taft.

Herbert Hoover.

Warren G. Harding.

Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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