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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The 1935 Banking Act aims to bring all large state banks under the jurisdiction of the Federal Reserve Board by requiring them to join the Federal Reserve System by what year?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1940.

2. The National Housing Act of 1934 created a new agency, the Federal Housing Administration. Under which of the following individuals is the FHA run?
(a) Frances Perkins.
(b) James Moffett.
(c) George Biddle.
(d) Aubrey Williams.

3. How many people tuned in to their radios on March 12, 1933, to hear the first of Roosevelt's famous Fireside Chats?
(a) 5 million.
(b) 60 million.
(c) 20 thousand.
(d) 100 thousand.

4. Upon receiving his appointment from Roosevelt, the new head of the Recovery Administration memorably remarks that it will be "red fire at first" and dead what afterward?
(a) Badgers.
(b) Elephants.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Cats.

5. Which of the following politicians is from Massachusetts and laments that the creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority is a "Soviet dream" in 1933?
(a) Hugo Black.
(b) Joe Martin.
(c) George Norris.
(d) James Warburg.

6. In which of the following cities does Roosevelt accuse Hoover of being "the greatest spending Administration in peace times in all our history" during the 1932 Presidential campaign?
(a) Pittsburgh.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Topeka.
(d) Sioux City.

7. In which of the following cities does the American Federation of Labor hold its 1934 convention?
(a) Des Moines.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) New York.

8. In the summer of 1932, farmers riot in all but which of the following states?
(a) Wisconsin.
(b) Iowa.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Nebraska.

9. When Secretary Wallace sends out a questionnaire to cotton farmers asking their opinion of compulsory crop reduction, he finds that what percentage favor the plan?
(a) 15%.
(b) 80%.
(c) 100%.
(d) 38%.

10. By the end of 1934, how much money has the government spent on relief for the unemployed?
(a) $7 million.
(b) $2 billion.
(c) $1.5 trillion.
(d) $62 million.

11. As "Waiting for Lefty" opens, in which of the following cities is City Hall attacked by a mob of 6 thousand people?
(a) Denver.
(b) New York.
(c) Minneapolis.
(d) Des Moines.

12. Justice Louis Brandeis tells Roosevelt in 1935 that he must return to regulated competition, the "little unit." To which other president had Brandeis given this advice?
(a) Herbert Hoover.
(b) Warren G. Harding.
(c) Woodrow Wilson.
(d) Calvin Coolidge.

13. Leuchtenburg describes an incident where about 50 people fight over a barrel of garbage left at the back door of a restaurant. In which city does this take place?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) Portland.
(c) St. Louis.
(d) Chicago.

14. According to the end of "The Politics of Hard Times," what is the final Electoral College tally by which Roosevelt defeats Hoover?
(a) 282-249.
(b) 354-177.
(c) 519-12.
(d) 472-59.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As "Over the Top" concludes, Leuchtenburg reports that by the spring of 1934 there were twice as many men working as the year before in which city?

2. In "The Politics of Hard Times," which of the following individuals says that Roosevelt is "a pleasant man who, without any important qualifications for the office, would very much like to be President"?

3. When discussing his time as Governor, Leuchtenburg says that Roosevelt accomplishes gains in all but which of the following areas?

4. In 1934, Secretary Wallace is extremely relieved when he is able to slacken crop restriction due to which of the following natural disasters?

5. Which of the following groups breaks with Roosevelt at its convention in May 1935 and renounces the New Deal?

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