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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Chester Davis.
(b) Ernest Hemingway.
(c) Jerome Frank.
(d) John Steinbeck.

2. After the 1932 election, Roosevelt's Brain Trust argues that the market theories of which major economist have vanished forever?
(a) John Stuart Mill.
(b) Alfred Marshall.
(c) John Maynard Keynes.
(d) Adam Smith.

3. Pecora's investigation into the House of Morgan partners in May of 1933--and the subsequent income tax revelations--leads Congress to pass which of the following bills?
(a) Glass-Steagall Act.
(b) Wagner Act.
(c) Gold Reserve Act.
(d) Economy Act.

4. When discussing Senator Huey Long of Louisiana, Leuchtenburg mentions that Long loves his nickname of what?
(a) Shark.
(b) Amos.
(c) Dewey.
(d) Kingfish.

5. 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.

6. After founding his political organization, in which of the following states does Huey Long successfully rally a crowd of farmers in the spring of 1935?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) Colorado.
(c) Iowa.
(d) Louisiana.

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

8. In which of the following cities does "Winter of Despair" say unpaid teachers faint in their classrooms due to lack of food?
(a) New York City.
(b) Detroit.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Washington, D.C.

9. 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?
(a) 225.
(b) 975.
(c) 120,000.
(d) 0.

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

11. 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.

12. 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) Locusts.
(d) Cockroaches.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people tuned in to their radios on March 12, 1933, to hear the first of Roosevelt's famous Fireside Chats?

2. On which of the following days in May of 1935 does the Supreme Court strike down the National Industrial Recovery Act in a 9-0 decision?

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. Which of the following politicians is from Massachusetts and laments that the creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority is a "Soviet dream" in 1933?

5. During the labor riots in Minneapolis in 1934, city truck drivers are lead by Vincent Raymond Dunne. By what age had that person first become a teamster?

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