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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) 31.
(b) 16.
(c) 49.
(d) 8.

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

3. In September of 1935, which of Roosevelt's political critics is shot and killed by Dr. Carl Austin Weiss?
(a) Rev. Coughlin.
(b) Dean Acheson.
(c) Huey Long.
(d) Doctor Townsend.

4. 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"?
(a) Donald Richberg.
(b) Eleanor Roosevelt.
(c) Henry Wallace.
(d) Elbert Thomas.

5. On which of the following dates in 1937 does Roosevelt send Congress his design to reorganize the Supreme Court?
(a) January 7.
(b) February 19.
(c) February 5.
(d) January 21.

6. 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) John Garner.
(b) Hugo Black.
(c) Phillip Murray.
(d) Herbert Lehman.

7. Which of the following individuals is a reporter who remarks that Roosevelt seems far more serene than European leaders in the beginning of "The New Deal at High Tide"?
(a) Roy Howard.
(b) Anne O'Hare McCormick.
(c) William Phillips.
(d) Edwin Markham.

8. During the 1936 campaign, how much money do labor unions contribute to Roosevelt under the leadership of Republican John L. Lewis?
(a) $140,000.
(b) $770,000.
(c) $320,000.
(d) $560,000.

9. What is the name of the group of 30 Americans who publish "A Summons to Speak Out" in June 1940?
(a) Century Group.
(b) Actor's Guild.
(c) Club of Americans.
(d) Freedom Guild.

10. On December 12, 1937, Japanese war planes bomb which of the following US naval vessels anchored in the Yangtse harbor?
(a) U.S.S. Grayling.
(b) U.S.S. Kete.
(c) U.S.S. Cisco.
(d) U.S.S. Panay.

11. After the 1938 elections, Roosevelt points out that despite Republican gains in Congress he is still the first two-term President to retain control of Congress since which of the following?
(a) Grant.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Monroe.
(d) Eisenhower.

12. In January 1936, Al Smith charges at a Liberty League banquet in Washington that the Roosevelt administration is disguising itself as all but which of the following?
(a) Marx.
(b) Jefferson.
(c) Lenin.
(d) Thomas.

13. Shortly after his January 1938 State of the Union Address Roosevelt meets with the head of U.S. Steel. What was his name?
(a) Myron Taylor.
(b) Leon Henderson.
(c) Robert Jackson.
(d) Arthur Salter.

14. 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?
(a) Raymond Moley.
(b) Walter Pierce.
(c) Carl Degler.
(d) Ferdinand Lundberg.

15. When Japan begins to cause problems in 1939, the US responds by lending how much money to China?
(a) $2.5 billion.
(b) $25 million.
(c) $102 thousand.
(d) $7 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following individuals is the US ambassador to Germany in "A Farewell to Arms" and says that Hitler is such a horror that he cannot endure the man's presence?

2. In June of 1940 Roosevelt surprises the nation by naming which of the following individuals as Secretary of War?

3. In "The Roosevelt Reconstruction: Retrospect" which of the following composers cancels a Pittsburgh performance because the theater owners are violating a union contract?

4. In May 1934 the US signs a treaty that abolishes the Platt Amendment with which of the following countries?

5. Which of the following individuals is quoted in "The Roosevelt Reconstruction: Retrospect" as saying he has no desire to be a social worker because they have no sense of humor?

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