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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Fascist Challenge.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As "A Sea of Troubles" opens, on which of the following dates in 1937 does Roosevelt deliver his second Inaugural Address?
(a) January 21.
(b) February 5.
(c) January 7.
(d) February 19.

2. In June of 1934 President Roosevelt asks the Committee on Economic Security to develop a social security program. By which of the following individuals is the effort led?
(a) Frances Perkins.
(b) George Biddle.
(c) James Moffett.
(d) Aubrey Williams.

3. The National Housing Act of 1934 created a new agency, the Federal Housing Administration. Under which of the following individuals is the FHA run?
(a) George Biddle.
(b) Frances Perkins.
(c) Aubrey Williams.
(d) James Moffett.

4. Which of the following individuals comments toward the end of "A Sea of Troubles" that the "old Roosevelt magic has lost its kick"?
(a) Bernard De Voto.
(b) Tommy Corcoran.
(c) Herbert Hoover.
(d) Hugh Johnson.

5. As "The Second Hundred Days" opens, New Dealers worry that all but which of the following conservative Supreme Court justices might deem the New Deal unconstitutional?
(a) George Sutherland.
(b) Pierce Butler.
(c) James McReynolds.
(d) Louis Brandeis.

Short Answer Questions

1. By the end of 1934, how much money has the government spent on relief for the unemployed?

2. In April 1939, Roosevelt makes one last attempt to avert war by asking Hitler and Mussolini to agree not to attack how many nations, listed by name?

3. Just prior to the passage of the Rural Electrification Administration in May of 1935, for every 10 American farms how many are without electricity?

4. The quote from Harold Clurman at the beginning of "Winter of Despair" states that people could smell what in the air during the winter of 1932-33?

5. In the summer of 1932, farmers riot in all but which of the following states?

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