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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 the end of "The Politics of Hard Times," what is the final Electoral College tally by which Roosevelt defeats Hoover?
(a) 519-12.
(b) 282-249.
(c) 472-59.
(d) 354-177.

2. 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?
(a) 38%.
(b) 80%.
(c) 15%.
(d) 100%.

3. In which of the following cities does Roosevelt accept the Democratic nomination for President after the 1932 convention?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) St. Louis.
(c) Portland.
(d) Chicago.

4. Which of the following railroads does "The Politics of Hard Times" mention as a common ride for homeless Americans in search of work?
(a) Burlington Northern.
(b) Rock Island.
(c) New York Central.
(d) Union Pacific.

5. As "The Politics of Hard Times" opens, how many years does Leuchtenburg say Hoover has been President?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. During the 1932 Presidential primary race, which of the following candidates can not appear at the Democratic convention because of a run on his Chicago bank?

3. According to "Winter of Despair," which of the following words appears most frequently in the writings of New Deal theorists?

4. 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?

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

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