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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As "The Fascist Challenge" opens, Leuchtenburg mentions that which of the following individuals is the civil liberty suppressing mayor of Jersey City?
(a) William Douglas.
(b) Frank Hague.
(c) Felix Frankfurter.
(d) Jackson Day.

2. In "A Sea of Troubles," which of the following individuals is the hero of the antimonopolists who was reported to have predicted a recession within 6 months in 1937?
(a) Myron Taylor.
(b) Leon Henderson.
(c) Arthur Salter.
(d) Robert Jackson.

3. When discussing Roosevelt's personality Leuchtenburg mentions that every part of Roosevelt's life seems to have a public quality, including his dog of what name?
(a) Ross.
(b) Tugwell.
(c) Moley.
(d) Fala.

4. In May 1934 the US signs a treaty that abolishes the Platt Amendment with which of the following countries?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Chile.
(c) Cuba.
(d) Russia.

5. 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) 49.
(b) 16.
(c) 8.
(d) 31.

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

7. In "The Roosevelt Reconstruction: Retrospect," which of the following Supreme Court Justices writes Roosevelt that he's of course made mistakes, but that's human?
(a) Frank Murphy.
(b) John Clarke.
(c) James McReynolds.
(d) Stanley Reed.

8. In the election of 1938, how many seats do Republicans pick up in the House of Representatives?
(a) 49.
(b) 81.
(c) 72.
(d) 16.

9. In "The Roosevelt Reconstruction: Retrospect" which of the following composers cancels a Pittsburgh performance because the theater owners are violating a union contract?
(a) Leopold Stokowski.
(b) Aaron Copeland.
(c) Oleg Caetani.
(d) Richard Strauss.

10. 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?
(a) Carl Degler.
(b) Ferdinand Lundberg.
(c) Raymond Moley.
(d) Walter Pierce.

11. According to "A Sea of Troubles," how many residents of Cleveland go without food or clothing relief during the first six days of 1938?
(a) 65,000.
(b) 120,000.
(c) 2,500.
(d) 9,700.

12. Which of the following individuals notes in the opening of "Stalemate" that the Democratic party is hopelessly divided?
(a) Carter Glass.
(b) Josiah Bailey.
(c) Harry Byrd.
(d) Maury Maverick.

13. "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) Argentina.
(b) Chile.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Peru.

14. Toward the end of "The New Deal at High Tide" Leuchtenburg mentions that seven years into the Depression how many Americans are still unemployed?
(a) 975 thousand.
(b) 100 thousand.
(c) 8 million.
(d) 2 million.

15. How long does it take for the Senate to approve the Neutrality Act signed on August 31, 1935?
(a) 6 days.
(b) 24 hours.
(c) 25 minutes.
(d) 3 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the secret terror group discovered in 1936 in Detroit during a routine police investigation?

2. When in May 1940 Roosevelt explains how quickly bombers could leave West Africa and reach Omaha, he mentions that the Army at this time has how many infantry tanks?

3. Which of the following individuals is called the "father of soil conservation" and is appointed to head the Soil Erosion Service in October of 1933?

4. Which of the following individuals states in "An End to Isolation" that Roosevelt's quest for power makes him the equal of Stalin, Hitler, and Mussolini?

5. In his 1937 bid to reorganize the Supreme Court, at what age does Roosevelt say justices should retire?

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