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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Toward the end of his term, Hoover orders a Senate investigation into the financial crisis. Which of the following men is chosen to lead this investigation?
(a) Albert Wiggin.
(b) Ivar Kreuger.
(c) Charles Mitchell.
(d) Ferdinand Pecora.

2. "Winter of Despair" mentions all but which of the following individuals as progressives who oppose deficit spending?
(a) Robert Wagner.
(b) Robert La Follette.
(c) Fiorello La Guardia.
(d) Bernard Baruch.

3. In May of 1933, Roosevelt announces his choice to head the new Federal Emergency Relief Administration. Which of the following individuals does Roosevelt pick?
(a) Peggy Bacon.
(b) Joseph E. Davis.
(c) Harry Hopkins.
(d) Robert Sherwood.

4. According to "Winter of Despair," on a single day in April 1932 an entire 1/4 of which state went up for auction?
(a) New Mexico.
(b) Missouri.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Colorado.

5. What is the name of the political organization Huey Long founds in January of 1934?
(a) Blue Eagles.
(b) Moving Forward.
(c) Down With Roosevelt.
(d) Share Our Wealth.

6. As Roosevelt's inauguration approaches, he increasingly favors the ideas of which major economist?
(a) Adam Smith.
(b) John Stuart Mill.
(c) John Maynard Keynes.
(d) Alfred Marshall.

7. Which of the following individuals commits suicide in March of 1932 and is proved a swindler of $100,000,000 in bonds a month after his death?
(a) Ferdinand Pecora.
(b) Albert Wiggin.
(c) Charles Mitchell.
(d) Ivar Kreuger.

8. Which of the following candidates has the powerful support of publisher William Randolph Hearst during the 1932 Presidential primary race?
(a) Melvin J. Traylor.
(b) John Nance Garner.
(c) J. Hamilton Lewis.
(d) William McAdoo.

9. After the election in November of 1932, during which month is Roosevelt inaugurated?
(a) March.
(b) January.
(c) December.
(d) February.

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

11. 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) Topeka.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Sioux City.
(d) Pittsburgh.

12. In the summer of 1934 the Industrial Association decides to break a strike using force in which of the following port cities?
(a) Houston.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) New York.

13. Which of the following new taxes does Roosevelt not propose to Congress in June of 1935?
(a) Corporations.
(b) Inheritance.
(c) Gifts.
(d) Sales.

14. 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) Rabbits.
(b) Elephants.
(c) Badgers.
(d) Cats.

15. 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) Chicago.
(c) St. Louis.
(d) Portland.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the election of 1932, which of the following magazines promotes the idea of giving Roosevelt dictatorial powers to fix the economy?

2. According to the end of "The Politics of Hard Times," what is the final Electoral College tally by which Roosevelt defeats Hoover?

3. Which of the following individuals had Roosevelt appointed as Governor of the Federal Reserve Board in 1934 who began pushing for a major banking bill in February of 1935?

4. When Roosevelt forms the Public Works Administration he appoints the Secretary of the Interior to run it. What was his name?

5. In which of the following cities does "Winter of Despair" say unpaid teachers faint in their classrooms due to lack of food?

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