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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people tuned in to their radios on March 12, 1933, to hear the first of Roosevelt's famous Fireside Chats?
(a) 60 million.
(b) 100 thousand.
(c) 20 thousand.
(d) 5 million.

2. As "The Hundred Days' War" concludes, which of the following famous writers wonders if he was fooled by Roosevelt in the election?
(a) Ernest Hemingway.
(b) John Steinbeck.
(c) William Randolph Hearst.
(d) William Allen White.

3. On which of the following dates does the special session of Congress convene in "The Hundred Days' War"?
(a) April 15.
(b) February 25.
(c) March 9.
(d) May 22.

4. 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) July.
(b) February.
(c) April.
(d) September.

5. 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) Homer Martin.
(b) Francis Townsend.
(c) Milo Reno.
(d) Frank Walsh.

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. Which of the following candidates has the powerful support of publisher William Randolph Hearst during the 1932 Presidential primary race?

3. The National Industrial Recovery Act, which Roosevelt signs on June 16, 1933, provides how much in funding for public works?

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

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

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