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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Five: Mr. Hart.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who established the Soil Erosion Service in August 1933?
(a) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(b) Jimmy Carter.
(c) Harold L. Ickes.
(d) Harry Truman.

2. Once the Okies started arriving in the California towns, they found notices that there were how many men for every job there?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 10.

3. Who wrote The Grapes of Wrath?
(a) Alexander Welsh.
(b) John Steinbeck.
(c) Ernest Hemingway.
(d) F. Scott Fitzgerald.

4. Frequently the wind in the Dust Bowl blew more than how many miles per hour?
(a) 25.
(b) 50.
(c) 30.
(d) 100.

5. What was the first major town in New Mexico crossed by the Okies as they headed west?
(a) Santa Fe
(b) Tucumcari.
(c) Albuquerque.
(d) Roswell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What condition was caused by severe damage to the lungs by the inhalation of dust?

2. The migrant workers were increasing the state and county costs for what during the Dust Bowl period in California?

3. The excess of farm workers arriving in California in the 1930s was good for the farmers because it did what?

4. Many cruel farmers would pour what on surplus food or burn it rather than give it to the starving Okies?

5. What term refers to a small printed notice, advertisement, or announcement, usually for distribution by hand?

(see the answer key)

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