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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 individuals comments toward the end of "A Sea of Troubles" that the "old Roosevelt magic has lost its kick"?
(a) Tommy Corcoran.
(b) Hugh Johnson.
(c) Herbert Hoover.
(d) Bernard De Voto.

2. Between September and December of 1937, how many people are laid off when the economy suddenly cracks?
(a) 2 million.
(b) 250 thousand.
(c) 800 thousand.
(d) 7 million.

3. "An End to Isolation" states that by the end of 1940 America has worked out defense agreements with all but which of the South American nations?
(a) Peru.
(b) Argentina.
(c) Chile.
(d) Brazil.

4. "The New Deal at High Tide" mentions that during the Dust Bowl the temperature in Vinita, Oklahoma, was over one hundred degrees for how many days straight?
(a) 22.
(b) 12.
(c) 35.
(d) 31.

5. In response to Roosevelt's 1937 attempt to reorganize the Supreme Court, which of the following justices retires?
(a) Hughes.
(b) McReynolds.
(c) Roberts.
(d) Van Devanter.

6. Which of the following individuals is the leader of the New Deal faction in the House of Representatives in 1937?
(a) Harry Byrd.
(b) Maury Maverick.
(c) Josiah Bailey.
(d) Carter Glass.

7. When discussing Roosevelt's personality, which of the following individuals is the Under Secretary of State and says the President seems to have multiple personalities?
(a) Edwin Markham.
(b) Anne O'Hare McCormick.
(c) William Phillips.
(d) Roy Howard.

8. Which of the following individuals proposes a federal wages and hours law in May 1937?
(a) Joseph O'Mahoney.
(b) Hugo Black.
(c) Walton Hamilton.
(d) Thurman Arnold.

9. In March of 1934 the House of Representatives passes the Trade Agreements Act. By what margin does the bill pass?
(a) 199-189.
(b) 306-202.
(c) 201-140.
(d) 274-111.

10. How many deutsche marks are Jews in Germany fined by the Nazis after a young Polish Jew murders the third secretary of the German Embassy in Paris in November of 1938.
(a) 4 billion.
(b) 500 thousand.
(c) 6 thousand.
(d) 1 billion.

11. When Germany makes its move in 1940, how long does it take for the Nazis to drive British troops out of France?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 4 months.
(c) 6 hours.
(d) 1 year.

12. Which of the following individuals is the most dominant figure in the Temporary National Economic Committee created in "Stalemate"?
(a) Thurman Arnold.
(b) Joseph O'Mahoney.
(c) Walton Hamilton.
(d) Hugo Black.

13. After successfully forcing one justice to retire by attempting to reorganize the Supreme Court, which of the following individuals does Roosevelt appoint to fill the vacancy?
(a) Herbert Lehman.
(b) John Garner.
(c) Hugo Black.
(d) Phillip Murray.

14. The exploits of which of the following individuals in 1933 and 34 convinces Americans that better federal action was needed in law enforcement?
(a) J.Edgar Hoover.
(b) Pretty Boy Floyd.
(c) Melvin Purvis.
(d) John Dillinger.

15. When discussing how to justify Roosevelt's war policy to the American people, General Marshall points out that the US has only how many planes available?
(a) 102.
(b) 75.
(c) 160.
(d) 350.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following individuals is quoted in "The Roosevelt Reconstruction: Retrospect" as saying the New Deal was a revolutionary response to a revolutionary situation?

2. At the close of "The Roosevelt Reconstruction: Retrospect," which of the following individuals states "we have left Egypt but have not yet arrived at the Promised Land"?

3. Which of the following individuals is chairman of the House Committee on Un-American Activities when it is created in 1938?

4. In April 1939, Roosevelt makes one last attempt to avert war by asking Hitler and Mussolini to agree not to attack how many nations, listed by name?

5. Which of the following individuals states toward the end of "An End to Isolation" that he can't "escape saying that the English are not going to win this war without our help"?

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