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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was President of the United States from 1933 to 1945?
(a) Harry Truman.
(b) Jimmy Carter.
(c) Teddy Roosevelt.
(d) Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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

3. Children of farmers in the Dust Bowl were often given the responsibility of cleaning what of dust several times a day?
(a) Chicken coops.
(b) Horse stalls.
(c) Cow's noses.
(d) Horse nostrils.

4. What condition was caused by severe damage to the lungs by the inhalation of dust?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Red pneumonia.
(c) Emphesema.
(d) Dust pneumonia.

5. How many families a week were losing their farms to the banks in the Panhandle in 1932?
(a) 2,000.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 500.
(d) 200.

6. In what year did the Department of Agriculture began the construction of farm-labor camps for the Okies?
(a) 1936.
(b) 1938.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1939.

7. How many members were in Rosalene Long's family?
(a) Six.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

8. What is the County Seat of Cimarron County?
(a) Boise City.
(b) Oklahoma City.
(c) Tulsa.
(d) Prairieville.

9. What danger was in the air created by the wind in the dust storms?
(a) Snow.
(b) Hail.
(c) Chemicals.
(d) Static electricity.

10. In 1935, the federal government formed what service to coordinate relief activities in the Dust Bowl?
(a) Roosevelt Relief Service.
(b) Drought Relief Service.
(c) Federal Relief Service.
(d) Oklahoma Relief Service.

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

12. What city in Kern County, California is located 31 miles north-northwest of Bakersfield?
(a) San Francisco, CA.
(b) Delano, CA.
(c) Eureka, CA.
(d) Sacramento, CA.

13. What division of the Department of Agriculture began the construction of farm-labor camps for the Okies?
(a) Department of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
(b) The Farm Equity Association.
(c) The Farm Security Administration.
(d) Department of Farm Security.

14. What term refers to a small printed notice, advertisement, or announcement, usually for distribution by hand?
(a) Notebook.
(b) Handbill.
(c) Manifesto.
(d) Daily.

15. What city was the Dust Bowl centered near?
(a) Goodwell, OK.
(b) Tuscon, OK.
(c) Beaver, OK.
(d) Hooker, OK.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another term which referred to the dust storms during the Dust Bowl?

2. In 1936, the author writes that it had not rained more than a few drops in the Panhandle in how many years?

3. How many farm labor camps for the Okies were built by the Department of Agriculture during the Dust Bowl period?

4. What is the highest peak of the Tehachapi Mountains?

5. In the flatlands of the Panhandle, people could see the dust storms coming from up to how far away?

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