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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The New Deal at High Tide.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. As "Over the Top" concludes, Leuchtenburg reports that by the spring of 1934 there were twice as many men working as the year before in which city?
(a) New York.
(b) Detroit.
(c) St. Louis.
(d) Des Moines.
2. According to "Winter of Despair," which of the following individuals works for The New York Times and first coins the phrase "brain trust" in reference to Roosevelt's advisers?
(a) Basil O'Connor.
(b) Samuel Rosenman.
(c) Raymond Moley.
(d) James Kieran.
3. In September of 1935, which of Roosevelt's political critics is shot and killed by Dr. Carl Austin Weiss?
(a) Dean Acheson.
(b) Rev. Coughlin.
(c) Huey Long.
(d) Doctor Townsend.
4. In January of 1934 the first of a few challengers for Roosevelt springs up. What is the name of the challenger who proposes the Old Age Revolving Pensions plan?
(a) Milo Reno.
(b) Frank Walsh.
(c) Homer Martin.
(d) Francis Townsend.
5. In the summer of 1932, farmers riot in all but which of the following states?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Iowa.
(c) Wisconsin.
(d) Nebraska.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of the following individuals considers himself the founder of the Federal Reserve Board and strongly disagrees with the February 1935 banking bill?
2. After the election of 1932, which of the following magazines promotes the idea of giving Roosevelt dictatorial powers to fix the economy?
3. 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?
4. By which of the following months in 1934 has Roosevelt grown tired of the new head of the Recovery Administration and secured that person's resignation?
5. What is the name of the popular radio pastor in "Waiting for Lefty" who first supports Roosevelt but begins to waver soon after the election?
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