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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) February.
(b) April.
(c) July.
(d) September.

2. 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) 1914.
(c) 1917.
(d) 1901.

3. By the time Roosevelt is inaugurated, how many states have closed their banks?
(a) 23.
(b) 49.
(c) 38.
(d) 14.

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

5. According to "The Politics of Hard Times," about how many people were unemployed by 1932?
(a) 800 thousand.
(b) 13 million.
(c) 5 million.
(d) 125 thousand.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the 1932 Presidential primary race, which of the following candidates can not appear at the Democratic convention because of a run on his Chicago bank?

2. Which of the following railroads does "The Politics of Hard Times" mention as a common ride for homeless Americans in search of work?

3. 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?

4. After founding his political organization, in which of the following states does Huey Long successfully rally a crowd of farmers in the spring of 1935?

5. "The Politics of Hard Times" reports that as the party in power, which political party faced almost certain defeat in the 1932 election?

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