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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Sea of Troubles.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following individuals comments toward the end of "A Sea of Troubles" that the "old Roosevelt magic has lost its kick"?
(a) Hugh Johnson.
(b) Herbert Hoover.
(c) Bernard De Voto.
(d) Tommy Corcoran.

2. When describing conditions for homeless and jobless Americans, Leuchtenburg says that the largest "Hooverville" was in which of the following cities?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) St. Louis.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Portland.

3. In May of 1933, Roosevelt announces his choice to head the new Federal Emergency Relief Administration. Which of the following individuals does Roosevelt pick?
(a) Peggy Bacon.
(b) Harry Hopkins.
(c) Joseph E. Davis.
(d) Robert Sherwood.

4. In the spring of 1932, in which state is Roosevelt Governor?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) Oregon.
(d) New York.

5. Approximately how many schools were either built or improved by the Works Progress Administration in "One Third of a Nation"?
(a) 2,750.
(b) 5,900.
(c) 13,000.
(d) 950.

Short Answer Questions

1. The National Housing Act of 1934 created a new agency, the Federal Housing Administration. Under which of the following individuals is the FHA run?

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

3. In "Winter of Despair" a group of fifty-five men is charged with dismantling and carrying away a whole four-story building in which of the following cities?

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

5. Justice Louis Brandeis tells Roosevelt in 1935 that he must return to regulated competition, the "little unit." To which other president had Brandeis given this advice?

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