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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. The National Industrial Recovery Act, which Roosevelt signs on June 16, 1933, provides how much in funding for public works?
(a) $1.5 million.
(b) $3.3 billion.
(c) $400 thousand.
(d) $6.5 trillion.

2. 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?
(a) John Nance Garner.
(b) Melvin J. Traylor.
(c) J. Hamilton Lewis.
(d) William McAdoo.

3. In 1934, Secretary Wallace is extremely relieved when he is able to slacken crop restriction due to which of the following natural disasters?
(a) Drought.
(b) Fire.
(c) Flood.
(d) Tornado.

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

5. In his attempt to adapt the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to the New Deal, Roosevelt puts a Texas banker in charge. What is that man's name?
(a) Lewis Mumford.
(b) Harold Ickes.
(c) Ballinger Pinchot.
(d) Jesse Jones.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "One Third of a Nation" Congress approves the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act. In which year does this act pass?

2. According to "The Politics of Hard Times," about how many people were unemployed by 1932?

3. When the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act is approved, it also creates the National Youth Administration. By which of the following individuals is the NYA program run?

4. What is the name of the political organization Huey Long founds in January of 1934?

5. After the election in November of 1932, during which month is Roosevelt inaugurated?

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