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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Roosevelt's speech at the beginning of "The Hundred Days' War" he states that the nation is not stricken by any plague of which of the following pests?
(a) Locusts.
(b) Gophers.
(c) Rats.
(d) Cockroaches.

2. According to "Winter of Despair," U.S. Steel employed 225,000 full-time workers in 1929. How many employees are full time by April of 1933?
(a) 975.
(b) 0.
(c) 120,000.
(d) 225.

3. "The Politics of Hard Times" reports that as the party in power, which political party faced almost certain defeat in the 1932 election?
(a) Progressive.
(b) Democrat.
(c) Republican.
(d) Libertarian.

4. Which of the following individuals is a member of the "Brain Trust" and continues to serve as an adviser after the 1932 election, when that group disbands?
(a) Basil O'Connor.
(b) Raymond Moley.
(c) James Kieran.
(d) Samuel Rosenman.

5. As "Over the Top" opens, Roosevelt appoints which of the following individuals to head the Recovery Administration?
(a) Sherwood Anderson.
(b) Hugh Johnson.
(c) Jerome Frank.
(d) Felix Frankfurter.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many people tuned in to their radios on March 12, 1933, to hear the first of Roosevelt's famous Fireside Chats?

3. In the spring of 1932, in which state is Roosevelt Governor?

4. When Roosevelt forms the Public Works Administration he appoints the Secretary of the Interior to run it. What was his name?

5. In "The Politics of Hard Times," which of the following individuals says that Roosevelt is "a pleasant man who, without any important qualifications for the office, would very much like to be President"?

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