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

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

2. 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?
(a) Starvation.
(b) Sulfur.
(c) Depression.
(d) Hope.

3. In the spring of 1934, after the demise of the Civil Works Administration, the Federal Emergency Relief Administration helped how many students attend college?
(a) 6,750.
(b) 15,000.
(c) 950.
(d) 100,000.

4. As "Over the Top" opens, Roosevelt appoints which of the following individuals to head the Recovery Administration?
(a) Sherwood Anderson.
(b) Felix Frankfurter.
(c) Hugh Johnson.
(d) Jerome Frank.

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

6. According to "The Politics of Hard Times," about how many people were unemployed by 1932?
(a) 5 million.
(b) 800 thousand.
(c) 13 million.
(d) 125 thousand.

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

8. During the labor strikes of 1934, in which of the following cities do taxi cab drivers burn a hundred taxis?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Des Moines.
(c) Atlantic City.
(d) San Francisco.

9. "The Politics of Hard Times" reports that as the party in power, which political party faced almost certain defeat in the 1932 election?
(a) Democrat.
(b) Progressive.
(c) Republican.
(d) Libertarian.

10. Which of the following individuals switches California's votes to Roosevelt during the 1932 Democratic convention, thus making Roosevelt the Democratic candidate?
(a) J. Hamilton Lewis.
(b) Melvin J. Traylor.
(c) William McAdoo.
(d) John Nance Garner.

11. 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) Cats.
(d) Badgers.

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

13. How many days does it take Congress to pass the economy bill in March 1933?
(a) 9.
(b) 2.
(c) 31.
(d) 16.

14. In Roosevelt's speech at the beginning of "The Hundred Days' War" he states that the nation is not stricken by any plague of which of the following pests?
(a) Gophers.
(b) Rats.
(c) Cockroaches.
(d) Locusts.

15. In "The Hundred Days' War" Ferdinand Pecora's Senate investigation into Wall Street reveals that twenty partners of House of Morgan have not paid income tax in how long?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 9 months.
(c) 32 months.
(d) 6 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the popular radio pastor in "Waiting for Lefty" who first supports Roosevelt but begins to waver soon after the election?

2. As Roosevelt's inauguration approaches, he increasingly favors the ideas of which major economist?

3. On which of the following dates does the special session of Congress convene in "The Hundred Days' War"?

4. In "One Third of a Nation" Leuchtenburg discusses the poor migrants who headed west and became the basis for a famous novel by which author?

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

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