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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Winter of Despair.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Winter of Despair" a group of fifty-five men is charged with dismantling and carrying away a whole four-story building in which of the following cities?
(a) Des Moines.
(b) Seattle.
(c) Detroit.
(d) Chicago.

2. By the time Roosevelt is inaugurated, how many states have closed their banks?
(a) 23.
(b) 49.
(c) 38.
(d) 14.

3. Which of the following individuals commits suicide in March of 1932 and is proved a swindler of $100,000,000 in bonds a month after his death?
(a) Ivar Kreuger.
(b) Charles Mitchell.
(c) Albert Wiggin.
(d) Ferdinand Pecora.

4. Which of the following individuals is a member of the "Brain Trust" and continues to serve as an adviser after the 1932 election, when that group disbands?
(a) Raymond Moley.
(b) Basil O'Connor.
(c) James Kieran.
(d) Samuel Rosenman.

5. According to "Winter of Despair," on a single day in April 1932 an entire 1/4 of which state went up for auction?
(a) New Mexico.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Colorado.
(d) Missouri.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the election in November of 1932, during which month is Roosevelt inaugurated?

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

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. "The Politics of Hard Times" reports that as the party in power, which political party faced almost certain defeat in the 1932 election?

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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