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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following individuals proposes a federal wages and hours law in May 1937?
(a) Hugo Black.
(b) Joseph O'Mahoney.
(c) Walton Hamilton.
(d) Thurman Arnold.

2. Which of the following individuals--a former Roosevelt supporter--indicates toward the end of "Stalemate" that he doesn't really want anything further to do with the President?
(a) James Murray.
(b) Frank Merriam.
(c) Tom Mooney.
(d) Raymond Clapper.

3. When Roosevelt asks Congress for legislation to regulate the Stock Exchange in February of 1934, which of the following men--President of the Stock Exchange--is outraged?
(a) John Raskob.
(b) Richard Whitney.
(c) James Forrestal.
(d) Henry Morgenthau.

4. After the 1938 elections, Roosevelt points out that despite Republican gains in Congress he is still the first two-term President to retain control of Congress since which of the following?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Grant.
(c) Eisenhower.
(d) Monroe.

5. Which of the following individuals is the most dominant figure in the Temporary National Economic Committee created in "Stalemate"?
(a) Joseph O'Mahoney.
(b) Walton Hamilton.
(c) Hugo Black.
(d) Thurman Arnold.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the election of 1938, how many seats do Republicans pick up in the House of Representatives?

2. On which of the following days in May of 1935 does the Supreme Court strike down the National Industrial Recovery Act in a 9-0 decision?

3. Which of the following groups breaks with Roosevelt at its convention in May 1935 and renounces the New Deal?

4. During the summer of 1933 farmers uproot their cotton crop to prevent over-saturation of the market. How much do farmers collect for plowing up 10 million acres of cotton?

5. When Secretary Wallace sends out a questionnaire to cotton farmers asking their opinion of compulsory crop reduction, he finds that what percentage favor the plan?

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