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

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

3. Which of the following individuals is quoted in "The Roosevelt Reconstruction: Retrospect" as saying the New Deal was a revolutionary response to a revolutionary situation?
(a) Carl Degler.
(b) Walter Pierce.
(c) Ferdinand Lundberg.
(d) Raymond Moley.

4. In response to Roosevelt's April request for a large-scale lend-spend program, in June 1938 Congress votes to approve how much for public works?
(a) $640 thousand.
(b) $860 thousand.
(c) $9.4 trillion.
(d) $3.75 billion.

5. Which of the following business executives laments in October of 1930 that the real blame for the financial crisis lay with the irresponsible--and now unemployed--populace?
(a) George Washington Hill of American Tobacco.
(b) William Randolph Hearst of "The New York Journal".
(c) John Edgerton of the National Association of Manufacturers.
(d) Henry Ford of Ford Motor Company.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his 1937 bid to reorganize the Supreme Court, at what age does Roosevelt say justices should retire?

2. In May of 1933, Roosevelt announces his choice to head the new Federal Emergency Relief Administration. Which of the following individuals does Roosevelt pick?

3. After successfully forcing one justice to retire by attempting to reorganize the Supreme Court, which of the following individuals does Roosevelt appoint to fill the vacancy?

4. The quote from Harold Clurman at the beginning of "Winter of Despair" states that people could smell what in the air during the winter of 1932-33?

5. According to "A Sea of Troubles," how many residents of Cleveland go without food or clothing relief during the first six days of 1938?

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