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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Waiting for Lefty.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Elmer Davis.
(b) William Randolph Hearst.
(c) Walter Lippman.
(d) Herbert Hoover.

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

4. During the Blue Eagle parade in New York City, Roosevelt remarks that there is a unity sweeping America that has not been seen since what year?
(a) 1922.
(b) 1917.
(c) 1914.
(d) 1901.

5. "Iron Age" reports during the summer of 1932 that steel plants are operating at what percent of their capacity?
(a) 74.
(b) 52.
(c) 12.
(d) 98.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In the summer of 1932, farmers riot in all but which of the following states?

3. In which of the following cities does "Winter of Despair" say unpaid teachers faint in their classrooms due to lack of food?

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

5. By which of the following months in 1934 has Roosevelt grown tired of the new head of the Recovery Administration and secured that person's resignation?

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