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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When describing conditions for homeless and jobless Americans, Leuchtenburg says that the largest "Hooverville" was in which of the following cities?
(a) Portland.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) Chicago.
(d) St. Louis.

2. According to "Winter of Despair," which of the following words appears most frequently in the writings of New Deal theorists?
(a) Welfare.
(b) Labor.
(c) Power.
(d) Balance.

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. 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) 9 months.
(b) 32 months.
(c) 6 years.
(d) 2 years.

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

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

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

8. In "Winter of Despair" a group of fifty-five men is charged with dismantling and carrying away a whole four-story building in which of the following cities?
(a) Des Moines.
(b) Seattle.
(c) Detroit.
(d) Chicago.

9. In which of the following cities does Roosevelt accept the Democratic nomination for President after the 1932 convention?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) St. Louis.
(d) Portland.

10. As "The Politics of Hard Times" opens, how many years does Leuchtenburg say Hoover has been President?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

11. 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) Colorado.
(c) Missouri.
(d) Mississippi.

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

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

14. 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?
(a) Lauchlin Currie.
(b) James P. Warburg.
(c) Marriner Eccles.
(d) Carter Glass.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the summer of 1934 the Industrial Association decides to break a strike using force in which of the following port cities?

2. In "The Second Hundred Days" Leuchtenburg notes that because of the Rural Electrification Administration, for every 10 American farms how many have electricity by 1950?

3. In the spring of 1932, in which state is Roosevelt Governor?

4. When the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenancy Act is approved, it creates the Farm Security Administration to provide loans to farmers. In what year does this measure pass?

5. Which of the following politicians is from Nebraska and leads the fight for the Tennessee Valley Authority in the first few months of 1933?

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