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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following politicians is from Nebraska and leads the fight for the Tennessee Valley Authority in the first few months of 1933?
(a) James Warburg.
(b) Hugo Black.
(c) George Norris.
(d) Joe Martin.

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

3. 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?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Topeka.
(c) Pittsburgh.
(d) Sioux City.

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

5. 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) Charles Mitchell.
(b) Ivar Kreuger.
(c) Ferdinand Pecora.
(d) Albert Wiggin.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people tuned in to their radios on March 12, 1933, to hear the first of Roosevelt's famous Fireside Chats?

2. In 1934, Secretary Wallace is extremely relieved when he is able to slacken crop restriction due to which of the following natural disasters?

3. 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?

4. According to "Winter of Despair," on a single day in April 1932 an entire 1/4 of which state went up for auction?

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

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