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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) Joe Martin.
(b) Hugo Black.
(c) George Norris.
(d) James Warburg.
2. Toward the end of his term, Hoover orders a Senate investigation into the financial crisis. Which of the following men is chosen to lead this investigation?
(a) Albert Wiggin.
(b) Ferdinand Pecora.
(c) Charles Mitchell.
(d) Ivar Kreuger.
3. 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.
4. The National Industrial Recovery Act, which Roosevelt signs on June 16, 1933, provides how much in funding for public works?
(a) $1.5 million.
(b) $3.3 billion.
(c) $400 thousand.
(d) $6.5 trillion.
5. 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?
(a) James Kieran.
(b) Samuel Rosenman.
(c) Basil O'Connor.
(d) Raymond Moley.
Short Answer Questions
1. "The Politics of Hard Times" reports that as the party in power, which political party faced almost certain defeat in the 1932 election?
2. 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?
3. As Roosevelt's inauguration approaches, he increasingly favors the ideas of which major economist?
4. On which of the following dates does the special session of Congress convene in "The Hundred Days' War"?
5. 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?
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