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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) Portland.
(b) St. Louis.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Chicago.

2. Which of the following politicians is from Massachusetts and laments that the creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority is a "Soviet dream" in 1933?
(a) Hugo Black.
(b) Joe Martin.
(c) George Norris.
(d) James Warburg.

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

4. 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"?
(a) Walter Lippman.
(b) William Randolph Hearst.
(c) Herbert Hoover.
(d) Elmer Davis.

5. When discussing his time as Governor, Leuchtenburg says that Roosevelt accomplishes gains in all but which of the following areas?
(a) Conservation.
(b) Industrial welfare.
(c) Immigration reform.
(d) Unemployment relief.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon receiving his appointment from Roosevelt, the new head of the Recovery Administration memorably remarks that it will be "red fire at first" and dead what afterward?

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

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

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

5. According to "The Hundred Days' War," how long does it take after Roosevelt's inauguration for the country to shift from apathy to expectation?

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