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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Over the Top.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to "Winter of Despair," on a single day in April 1932 an entire 1/4 of which state went up for auction?
(a) Colorado.
(b) Missouri.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) New Mexico.

2. Which of the following candidates has the powerful support of publisher William Randolph Hearst during the 1932 Presidential primary race?
(a) Melvin J. Traylor.
(b) William McAdoo.
(c) J. Hamilton Lewis.
(d) John Nance Garner.

3. In the spring of 1932, in which state is Roosevelt Governor?
(a) New York.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) Oregon.
(d) Pennsylvania.

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?
(a) $100 million.
(b) $50 thousand.
(c) $25 million.
(d) $500 thousand.

5. According to "The Politics of Hard Times," about how many people were unemployed by 1932?
(a) 125 thousand.
(b) 13 million.
(c) 5 million.
(d) 800 thousand.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the 1932 election, Roosevelt's Brain Trust argues that the market theories of which major economist have vanished forever?

2. In "The Hundred Days' War" Ferdinand Pecora's Senate investigation into Wall Street reveals that twenty partners of House of Morgan have not paid income tax in how long?

3. On which of the following dates does the special session of Congress convene in "The Hundred Days' War"?

4. "The Politics of Hard Times" reports that as the party in power, which political party faced almost certain defeat in the 1932 election?

5. As "The Politics of Hard Times" opens, how many years does Leuchtenburg say Hoover has been President?

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