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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. 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) Frank Walsh.
(c) Milo Reno.
(d) Francis Townsend.

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

3. In the run up to the 1934 Congressional elections, John Garner guesses that Republicans will win how many seats in the House of Representatives?
(a) 103.
(b) 74.
(c) 12.
(d) 37.

4. In September of 1935, which of Roosevelt's political critics is shot and killed by Dr. Carl Austin Weiss?
(a) Doctor Townsend.
(b) Huey Long.
(c) Rev. Coughlin.
(d) Dean Acheson.

5. After the 1932 election, Roosevelt's Brain Trust argues that the market theories of which major economist have vanished forever?
(a) John Stuart Mill.
(b) Alfred Marshall.
(c) John Maynard Keynes.
(d) Adam Smith.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following individuals switches California's votes to Roosevelt during the 1932 Democratic convention, thus making Roosevelt the Democratic candidate?

2. When discussing Roosevelt's personality Leuchtenburg mentions that every part of Roosevelt's life seems to have a public quality, including his dog of what name?

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

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

5. Which of the following individuals considers himself the founder of the Federal Reserve Board and strongly disagrees with the February 1935 banking bill?

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