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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) New Mexico.
(d) Mississippi.

3. After the election in November of 1932, during which month is Roosevelt inaugurated?
(a) January.
(b) December.
(c) February.
(d) March.

4. 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) New Orleans.
(b) Pittsburgh.
(c) Topeka.
(d) Sioux City.

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

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. As "The Hundred Days' War" concludes, which of the following famous writers wonders if he was fooled by Roosevelt in the election?

3. 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?

4. As Roosevelt's inauguration approaches, he increasingly favors the ideas of which major economist?

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

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