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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 the end of "The Politics of Hard Times," what is the final Electoral College tally by which Roosevelt defeats Hoover?
(a) 519-12.
(b) 472-59.
(c) 282-249.
(d) 354-177.
2. After the election of 1932, which of the following magazines promotes the idea of giving Roosevelt dictatorial powers to fix the economy?
(a) Fortune.
(b) Barron's.
(c) Life.
(d) Time.
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) Ferdinand Pecora.
(b) Charles Mitchell.
(c) Albert Wiggin.
(d) Ivar Kreuger.
4. When asked why he kept a family going on credit, a Philadelphia storekeeper told a reporter that there were how many children in the family's house with no shoes?
(a) 8.
(b) 15.
(c) 5.
(d) 11.
5. Which of the following candidates has the powerful support of publisher William Randolph Hearst during the 1932 Presidential primary race?
(a) J. Hamilton Lewis.
(b) William McAdoo.
(c) John Nance Garner.
(d) Melvin J. Traylor.
Short Answer Questions
1. Leuchtenburg describes an incident where about 50 people fight over a barrel of garbage left at the back door of a restaurant. In which city does this take place?
2. Which of the following railroads does "The Politics of Hard Times" mention as a common ride for homeless Americans in search of work?
3. In which of the following cities does "Winter of Despair" say unpaid teachers faint in their classrooms due to lack of food?
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. In which of the following cities does Roosevelt accuse Hoover of being "the greatest spending Administration in peace times in all our history" during the 1932 Presidential campaign?
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