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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. In "One Third of a Nation" Congress approves the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act. In which year does this act pass?
(a) 1936.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1933.
(d) 1934.

2. 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) Thomas.
(c) Jefferson.
(d) Marx.

3. In his attempt to adapt the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to the New Deal, Roosevelt puts a Texas banker in charge. What is that man's name?
(a) Harold Ickes.
(b) Jesse Jones.
(c) Ballinger Pinchot.
(d) Lewis Mumford.

4. 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?
(a) House of Morgan.
(b) Liberty League.
(c) Chase National Bank.
(d) Pennsylvania Railroad.

5. Which of the following individuals is a member of the "Brain Trust" and continues to serve as an adviser after the 1932 election, when that group disbands?
(a) Raymond Moley.
(b) Basil O'Connor.
(c) Samuel Rosenman.
(d) James Kieran.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. During the summer of 1933 farmers uproot their cotton crop to prevent over-saturation of the market. How much do farmers collect for plowing up 10 million acres of cotton?

3. 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?

4. In the election of 1938, how many seats do Republicans pick up in the House of Representatives?

5. In 1938, Phil La Follette launches a new national political party while speaking at the University of Washington. What is the name of the new party?

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