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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) 0.
(b) 225.
(c) 975.
(d) 120,000.

2. After the 1932 election, Roosevelt's Brain Trust argues that the market theories of which major economist have vanished forever?
(a) Adam Smith.
(b) John Stuart Mill.
(c) Alfred Marshall.
(d) John Maynard Keynes.

3. According to "The Politics of Hard Times," about how many people were unemployed by 1932?
(a) 800 thousand.
(b) 5 million.
(c) 125 thousand.
(d) 13 million.

4. After the election in November of 1932, during which month is Roosevelt inaugurated?
(a) December.
(b) January.
(c) March.
(d) February.

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) Oregon.
(b) New York.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) New Mexico.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following railroads does "The Politics of Hard Times" mention as a common ride for homeless Americans in search of work?

2. In which of the following cities does Roosevelt accept the Democratic nomination for President after the 1932 convention?

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

4. During the 1932 Presidential primary race, which of the following candidates can not appear at the Democratic convention because of a run on his Chicago bank?

5. "Iron Age" reports during the summer of 1932 that steel plants are operating at what percent of their capacity?

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