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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 January of 1934 the first of a few challengers for Roosevelt springs up. What is the name of the challenger who proposes the Old Age Revolving Pensions plan?
(a) Francis Townsend.
(b) Frank Walsh.
(c) Milo Reno.
(d) Homer Martin.

2. Which of the following individuals switches California's votes to Roosevelt during the 1932 Democratic convention, thus making Roosevelt the Democratic candidate?
(a) John Nance Garner.
(b) William McAdoo.
(c) Melvin J. Traylor.
(d) J. Hamilton Lewis.

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

4. 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?
(a) 5.
(b) 8.
(c) 11.
(d) 15.

5. When Secretary Wallace sends out a questionnaire to cotton farmers asking their opinion of compulsory crop reduction, he finds that what percentage favor the plan?
(a) 15%.
(b) 100%.
(c) 80%.
(d) 38%.

Short Answer Questions

1. As "Waiting for Lefty" opens, in which of the following cities is City Hall attacked by a mob of 6 thousand people?

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?

3. During the labor strikes of 1934, in which of the following cities do taxi cab drivers burn a hundred taxis?

4. In the spring of 1932, in which state is Roosevelt Governor?

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?

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