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

2. During the labor riots in Minneapolis in 1934, city truck drivers are lead by Vincent Raymond Dunne. By what age had that person first become a teamster?
(a) 32.
(b) 14.
(c) 25.
(d) 11.

3. In which of the following cities does Roosevelt accuse Hoover of being "the greatest spending Administration in peace times in all our history" during the 1932 Presidential campaign?
(a) Pittsburgh.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Sioux City.
(d) Topeka.

4. Which of the following individuals switches California's votes to Roosevelt during the 1932 Democratic convention, thus making Roosevelt the Democratic candidate?
(a) Melvin J. Traylor.
(b) William McAdoo.
(c) John Nance Garner.
(d) J. Hamilton Lewis.

5. During the 1936 campaign, how much money do labor unions contribute to Roosevelt under the leadership of Republican John L. Lewis?
(a) $560,000.
(b) $140,000.
(c) $770,000.
(d) $320,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. In May 1934 the US signs a treaty that abolishes the Platt Amendment with which of the following countries?

2. Which of the following individuals is a publisher who asks Roosevelt for a "breathing spell" at the close of the 1935 Congressional session?

3. In March of 1934 the House of Representatives passes the Trade Agreements Act. By what margin does the bill pass?

4. As "Waiting for Lefty" opens, in which of the following cities is City Hall attacked by a mob of 6 thousand people?

5. 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?

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