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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In January 1936, Al Smith charges at a Liberty League banquet in Washington that the Roosevelt administration is disguising itself as all but which of the following?
(a) Lenin.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Jefferson.
(d) Marx.

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

3. How long does it take for the Senate to approve the Neutrality Act signed on August 31, 1935?
(a) 24 hours.
(b) 3 hours.
(c) 6 days.
(d) 25 minutes.

4. How many deutsche marks are Jews in Germany fined by the Nazis after a young Polish Jew murders the third secretary of the German Embassy in Paris in November of 1938.
(a) 4 billion.
(b) 6 thousand.
(c) 1 billion.
(d) 500 thousand.

5. Which of the following individuals laments in "Stalemate" that Thomas Jefferson would not have spoken to the Democrats?
(a) Maury Maverick.
(b) Harry Byrd.
(c) Josiah Bailey.
(d) Carter Glass.

Short Answer Questions

1. On December 12, 1937, Japanese war planes bomb which of the following US naval vessels anchored in the Yangtse harbor?

2. Which of the following new taxes does Roosevelt not propose to Congress in June of 1935?

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?

4. In "A Sea of Troubles," which of the following individuals is the hero of the antimonopolists who was reported to have predicted a recession within 6 months in 1937?

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

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