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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 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?
(a) Henry Stimson.
(b) Frederick L. Schuman.
(c) William Dodd.
(d) George Messersmith.

2. In 1936 Roosevelt speaks at the Democratic Convention in Philadelphia. As he makes his way onto the stage, he falls while trying to shake the hand of which individual?
(a) Edwin Markham.
(b) Roy Howard.
(c) William Phillips.
(d) Anne O'Hare McCormick.

3. As "A Farewell to Arms" opens, which of the following Senators states that the League of Nations is "nothing more than a cog in the military machine of Europe"?
(a) George Harrison.
(b) Cordell Hull.
(c) William Borah.
(d) David Reay.

4. 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) 2 million.
(c) 100 thousand.
(d) 8 million.

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

6. "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) 31.
(b) 12.
(c) 35.
(d) 22.

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

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

9. After the 1936 farm law proves unworkable, Wallace resists attempts to deregulate production in the hopes of being like which of the following Old Testament characters?
(a) Mark.
(b) John.
(c) Luke.
(d) Joseph.

10. In May 1940, General Marshall wants a force of at least how many soldiers?
(a) 2 million.
(b) 8 thousand.
(c) 5 million.
(d) 12 thousand.

11. 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) 500 thousand.
(b) 6 thousand.
(c) 1 billion.
(d) 4 billion.

12. In his 1937 bid to reorganize the Supreme Court, at what age does Roosevelt say justices should retire?
(a) 60.
(b) 70.
(c) 80.
(d) 50.

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

14. 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?
(a) David Walsh.
(b) Carl Curtis.
(c) Oren Root.
(d) Harry Elmer Barnes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. As "The Fascist Challenge" opens, Leuchtenburg mentions that which of the following individuals is the civil liberty suppressing mayor of Jersey City?

3. 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?

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. When discussing the Fair Labor Standards Act, Leuchtenburg states that in New England shoe factory workers average only how much pay per year?

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