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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Fascist Challenge.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As "The Hundred Days' War" concludes, which of the following famous writers wonders if he was fooled by Roosevelt in the election?
(a) John Steinbeck.
(b) Ernest Hemingway.
(c) William Randolph Hearst.
(d) William Allen White.

2. In "The Politics of Hard Times," which of the following individuals says that Roosevelt is "a pleasant man who, without any important qualifications for the office, would very much like to be President"?
(a) Herbert Hoover.
(b) Elmer Davis.
(c) William Randolph Hearst.
(d) Walter Lippman.

3. When discussing Roosevelt's personality, which of the following individuals is the Under Secretary of State and says the President seems to have multiple personalities?
(a) Anne O'Hare McCormick.
(b) Roy Howard.
(c) William Phillips.
(d) Edwin Markham.

4. In 1936 Roosevelt speaks at the Democratic Convention in Philadelphia. As he makes his way onto the stage, he falls while trying to shake the hand of which individual?
(a) Anne O'Hare McCormick.
(b) Edwin Markham.
(c) Roy Howard.
(d) William Phillips.

5. Which of the following politicians is from Nebraska and leads the fight for the Tennessee Valley Authority in the first few months of 1933?
(a) Joe Martin.
(b) George Norris.
(c) Hugo Black.
(d) James Warburg.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Japan begins to cause problems in 1939, the US responds by lending how much money to China?

2. Which of the following individuals is the US ambassador to Germany in "A Farewell to Arms" and says that Hitler is such a horror that he cannot endure the man's presence?

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

4. Which of the following politicians is from Massachusetts and laments that the creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority is a "Soviet dream" in 1933?

5. When Maxim Litvinov, the Soviet representative, arrives in the US in 1933 he is given a dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria. All but which of the following executive groups attend?

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