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

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

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

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

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?
(a) 14.
(b) 32.
(c) 11.
(d) 25.

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) Louisiana.
(d) Iowa.

7. In "The Politics of Hard Times," which of the following individuals says that Roosevelt is "a pleasant man who, without any important qualifications for the office, would very much like to be President"?
(a) William Randolph Hearst.
(b) Walter Lippman.
(c) Herbert Hoover.
(d) Elmer Davis.

8. As "One Third of a Nation" closes, Harry Hopkins writes that even if prosperity returns to America at least how many will still be unemployed?
(a) 200 thousand.
(b) 12 million.
(c) 600 thousand.
(d) 5 million.

9. 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) Marriner Eccles.
(b) Lauchlin Currie.
(c) James P. Warburg.
(d) Carter Glass.

10. 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) 15,000.
(b) 6,750.
(c) 100,000.
(d) 950.

11. 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?
(a) Black Thursday.
(b) Black Monday.
(c) Black Wednesday.
(d) Black Friday.

12. 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) Raymond Moley.
(b) James Kieran.
(c) Basil O'Connor.
(d) Samuel Rosenman.

13. 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.

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) John Nance Garner.
(c) J. Hamilton Lewis.
(d) William McAdoo.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. Which of the following groups breaks with Roosevelt at its convention in May 1935 and renounces the New Deal?

5. In May of 1933, Roosevelt announces his choice to head the new Federal Emergency Relief Administration. Which of the following individuals does Roosevelt pick?

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