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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following individuals is the leader of the New Deal faction in the House of Representatives in 1937?
(a) Maury Maverick.
(b) Josiah Bailey.
(c) Harry Byrd.
(d) Carter Glass.

2. During the 1936 campaign, how much money do labor unions contribute to Roosevelt under the leadership of Republican John L. Lewis?
(a) $770,000.
(b) $560,000.
(c) $140,000.
(d) $320,000.

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

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

5. By the end of 1934, how much money has the government spent on relief for the unemployed?
(a) $7 million.
(b) $2 billion.
(c) $1.5 trillion.
(d) $62 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the ordered destruction of the 1933 cotton crop, Americans are horrified when 6 million of which baby animal are next ordered to slaughter?

2. In 1938, which of the following individuals wages a white-supremacy campaign in his home state of South Carolina to the disgust of Roosevelt and the New Dealers?

3. Which of the following individuals is the US ambassador to Germany in "A Farewell to Arms" and says that Hitler is such a horror that he cannot endure the man's presence?

4. After the election of 1932, which of the following magazines promotes the idea of giving Roosevelt dictatorial powers to fix the economy?

5. Which of the following individuals--a former Roosevelt supporter--indicates toward the end of "Stalemate" that he doesn't really want anything further to do with the President?

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