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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) James Warburg.
(b) Hugo Black.
(c) George Norris.
(d) Joe Martin.

2. As "The Second Hundred Days" opens, New Dealers worry that all but which of the following conservative Supreme Court justices might deem the New Deal unconstitutional?
(a) James McReynolds.
(b) Pierce Butler.
(c) George Sutherland.
(d) Louis Brandeis.

3. Which of the following politicians is from Nebraska and leads the fight for the Tennessee Valley Authority in the first few months of 1933?
(a) George Norris.
(b) Joe Martin.
(c) Hugo Black.
(d) James Warburg.

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

5. Which of the following railroads does "The Politics of Hard Times" mention as a common ride for homeless Americans in search of work?
(a) Burlington Northern.
(b) Rock Island.
(c) New York Central.
(d) Union Pacific.

6. According to "Winter of Despair," which of the following individuals works for The New York Times and first coins the phrase "brain trust" in reference to Roosevelt's advisers?
(a) Basil O'Connor.
(b) James Kieran.
(c) Samuel Rosenman.
(d) Raymond Moley.

7. 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) James Kieran.
(c) Basil O'Connor.
(d) Samuel Rosenman.

8. After the election of 1932, which of the following magazines promotes the idea of giving Roosevelt dictatorial powers to fix the economy?
(a) Time.
(b) Life.
(c) Fortune.
(d) Barron's.

9. 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) Cats.
(d) Rabbits.

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

11. 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) Charles Mitchell.
(b) Ivar Kreuger.
(c) Albert Wiggin.
(d) Ferdinand Pecora.

12. In January of 1934 the first of a few challengers for Roosevelt springs up. What is the name of the challenger who proposes the Old Age Revolving Pensions plan?
(a) Frank Walsh.
(b) Francis Townsend.
(c) Milo Reno.
(d) Homer Martin.

13. 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) William Randolph Hearst of "The New York Journal".
(b) George Washington Hill of American Tobacco.
(c) Henry Ford of Ford Motor Company.
(d) John Edgerton of the National Association of Manufacturers.

14. During the 1932 Presidential primary race, which of the following candidates can not appear at the Democratic convention because of a run on his Chicago bank?
(a) Melvin J. Traylor.
(b) J. Hamilton Lewis.
(c) William McAdoo.
(d) John Nance Garner.

15. 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?
(a) New York.
(b) Des Moines.
(c) Detroit.
(d) St. Louis.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. According to "Winter of Despair," U.S. Steel employed 225,000 full-time workers in 1929. How many employees are full time by April of 1933?

4. When describing conditions for homeless and jobless Americans, Leuchtenburg says that the largest "Hooverville" was in which of the following cities?

5. Approximately how many schools were either built or improved by the Works Progress Administration in "One Third of a Nation"?

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