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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Just prior to the passage of the Rural Electrification Administration in May of 1935, for every 10 American farms how many are without electricity?
(a) 4.
(b) 9.
(c) 10.
(d) 2.

2. When the social security bill goes to Congress in April of 1935, by what margin does it pass in the House of Representatives?
(a) 371-33.
(b) 392-12.
(c) 302-102.
(d) 256-148.

3. Which of the following individuals is the governor of the New York Federal Reserve Bank and is sent as a delegate to the International Economic Conference in 1933?
(a) William Borah.
(b) George Harrison.
(c) Cordell Hull.
(d) David Reay.

4. In "One Third of a Nation" Leuchtenburg discusses the poor migrants who headed west and became the basis for a famous novel by which author?
(a) Jerome Frank.
(b) Ernest Hemingway.
(c) Chester Davis.
(d) John Steinbeck.

5. In the election of 1938, how many seats do Republicans pick up in the House of Representatives?
(a) 72.
(b) 49.
(c) 16.
(d) 81.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to "Winter of Despair," U.S. Steel employed 225,000 full-time workers in 1929. How many employees are full time by April of 1933?

2. The National Industrial Recovery Act, which Roosevelt signs on June 16, 1933, provides how much in funding for public works?

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

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

5. 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?

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