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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Roosevelt Reconstruction: Retrospect.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the 1940 Democratic Convention, having decided to run for reelection, Roosevelt is nominated on the first ballot with how many votes?
(a) 387.
(b) 61.
(c) 742.
(d) 946.

2. After the 1938 elections, Roosevelt points out that despite Republican gains in Congress he is still the first two-term President to retain control of Congress since which of the following?
(a) Grant.
(b) Monroe.
(c) Eisenhower.
(d) Jackson.

3. In January 1936, Al Smith charges at a Liberty League banquet in Washington that the Roosevelt administration is disguising itself as all but which of the following?
(a) Lenin.
(b) Jefferson.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Marx.

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

5. In May 1940, General Marshall wants a force of at least how many soldiers?
(a) 8 thousand.
(b) 12 thousand.
(c) 5 million.
(d) 2 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. On Memorial Day in 1937, in which of the following cities do police kill ten strikers at a steel plant?

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

3. Which of the following individuals is quoted in "The Roosevelt Reconstruction: Retrospect" as saying he has no desire to be a social worker because they have no sense of humor?

4. Which of the following individuals is the most dominant figure in the Temporary National Economic Committee created in "Stalemate"?

5. After the Soviet invasion of Finland in November 1939, Roosevelt is disgusted and lends the Fins how much money?

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