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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When discussing his time as Governor, Leuchtenburg says that Roosevelt accomplishes gains in all but which of the following areas?
(a) Conservation.
(b) Industrial welfare.
(c) Immigration reform.
(d) Unemployment relief.

2. As Roosevelt's inauguration approaches, he increasingly favors the ideas of which major economist?
(a) John Stuart Mill.
(b) Alfred Marshall.
(c) John Maynard Keynes.
(d) Adam Smith.

3. According to "Winter of Despair," which of the following words appears most frequently in the writings of New Deal theorists?
(a) Balance.
(b) Labor.
(c) Power.
(d) Welfare.

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

5. When discussing the plight of homeless and jobless Americans in 1932, Leuchtenburg mentions that two hundred men would huddle over fires in which of the following states?
(a) New York.
(b) New Mexico.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Oregon.

Short Answer Questions

1. As "The Politics of Hard Times" opens, how many years does Leuchtenburg say Hoover has been President?

2. Which of the following business executives laments in October of 1930 that the real blame for the financial crisis lay with the irresponsible--and now unemployed--populace?

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

4. In the spring of 1932, in which state is Roosevelt Governor?

5. According to the end of "The Politics of Hard Times," what is the final Electoral College tally by which Roosevelt defeats Hoover?

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