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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Over the Top.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After the election of 1932, which of the following magazines promotes the idea of giving Roosevelt dictatorial powers to fix the economy?
(a) Barron's.
(b) Time.
(c) Life.
(d) Fortune.

3. As "The Politics of Hard Times" opens, how many years does Leuchtenburg say Hoover has been President?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

4. "Winter of Despair" mentions all but which of the following individuals as progressives who oppose deficit spending?
(a) Robert La Follette.
(b) Robert Wagner.
(c) Bernard Baruch.
(d) Fiorello La Guardia.

5. In Roosevelt's speech at the beginning of "The Hundred Days' War" he states that the nation is not stricken by any plague of which of the following pests?
(a) Locusts.
(b) Gophers.
(c) Cockroaches.
(d) Rats.

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 individuals works for The New York Times and first coins the phrase "brain trust" in reference to Roosevelt's advisers?

3. When describing conditions for homeless and jobless Americans, Leuchtenburg says that the largest "Hooverville" was in which of the following cities?

4. 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?

5. By the time Roosevelt is inaugurated, how many states have closed their banks?

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