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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Frederick L. Schuman.
(b) Henry Stimson.
(c) George Messersmith.
(d) William Dodd.

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

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

4. When Roosevelt forms the Public Works Administration he appoints the Secretary of the Interior to run it. What was his name?
(a) Lewis Mumford.
(b) Jesse Jones.
(c) Harold Ickes.
(d) Ballinger Pinchot.

5. When discussing Senator Huey Long of Louisiana, Leuchtenburg mentions that Long loves his nickname of what?
(a) Amos.
(b) Kingfish.
(c) Shark.
(d) Dewey.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days does it take Congress to pass the economy bill in March 1933?

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

3. As Roosevelt's inauguration approaches, he increasingly favors the ideas of which major economist?

4. As "Over the Top" opens, Roosevelt appoints which of the following individuals to head the Recovery Administration?

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

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