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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through One Third of a Nation.

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

2. After the election of 1932, which of the following magazines promotes the idea of giving Roosevelt dictatorial powers to fix the economy?
(a) Fortune.
(b) Barron's.
(c) Life.
(d) Time.

3. The quote from Harold Clurman at the beginning of "Winter of Despair" states that people could smell what in the air during the winter of 1932-33?
(a) Depression.
(b) Sulfur.
(c) Starvation.
(d) Hope.

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

5. As "Over the Top" opens, Roosevelt appoints which of the following individuals to head the Recovery Administration?
(a) Felix Frankfurter.
(b) Jerome Frank.
(c) Sherwood Anderson.
(d) Hugh Johnson.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. How many days does it take Congress to pass the economy bill in March 1933?

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

5. When discussing Senator Huey Long of Louisiana, Leuchtenburg mentions that Long loves his nickname of what?

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