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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 which of the following cities does Roosevelt accuse Hoover of being "the greatest spending Administration in peace times in all our history" during the 1932 Presidential campaign?
(a) Pittsburgh.
(b) Topeka.
(c) Sioux City.
(d) New Orleans.

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) 80%.
(b) 15%.
(c) 38%.
(d) 100%.

3. In his attempt to adapt the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to the New Deal, Roosevelt puts a Texas banker in charge. What is that man's name?
(a) Jesse Jones.
(b) Lewis Mumford.
(c) Harold Ickes.
(d) Ballinger Pinchot.

4. In 1934, Secretary Wallace is extremely relieved when he is able to slacken crop restriction due to which of the following natural disasters?
(a) Tornado.
(b) Fire.
(c) Flood.
(d) Drought.

5. 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) Gophers.
(b) Cockroaches.
(c) Rats.
(d) Locusts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following individuals switches California's votes to Roosevelt during the 1932 Democratic convention, thus making Roosevelt the Democratic candidate?

2. On Roosevelt's very first night in office, he directs his Secretary of the Treasury to draft an emergency banking bill. Who is the Secretary of Treasury?

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

4. According to "Winter of Despair," on a single day in April 1932 an entire 1/4 of which state went up for auction?

5. How many days does it take Congress to pass the economy bill in March 1933?

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