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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following individuals is a member of the "Brain Trust" and continues to serve as an adviser after the 1932 election, when that group disbands?
(a) Samuel Rosenman.
(b) Raymond Moley.
(c) James Kieran.
(d) Basil O'Connor.

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

4. According to "Winter of Despair," on a single day in April 1932 an entire 1/4 of which state went up for auction?
(a) Colorado.
(b) New Mexico.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Missouri.

5. In which of the following cities does "Winter of Despair" say unpaid teachers faint in their classrooms due to lack of food?
(a) New York City.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Washington, D.C.
(d) Detroit.

Short Answer Questions

1. As "The Hundred Days' War" concludes, which of the following famous writers wonders if he was fooled by Roosevelt in the election?

2. Which of the following candidates has the powerful support of publisher William Randolph Hearst during the 1932 Presidential primary race?

3. After the ordered destruction of the 1933 cotton crop, Americans are horrified when 6 million of which baby animal are next ordered to slaughter?

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

5. In "The Politics of Hard Times," which of the following individuals says that Roosevelt is "a pleasant man who, without any important qualifications for the office, would very much like to be President"?

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