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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the secret terror group discovered in 1936 in Detroit during a routine police investigation?
(a) Black Front.
(b) White Front.
(c) White Legion.
(d) Black Legion.

2. Leuchtenburg states in "The Fascist Challenge" that in September 1938 tension is building in all but which of the following cities?
(a) Rome.
(b) Bagdad.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

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

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

5. Which of the following individuals is chairman of the House Committee on Un-American Activities when it is created in 1938?
(a) Noah Mason.
(b) James A. Farley.
(c) Martin Dies.
(d) Frank Murpy.

6. Which of the following individuals takes care of all White House mail up until Roosevelt's presidency?
(a) Justin Douglas.
(b) Erwin Canham.
(c) Frances Perkins.
(d) Ira Smith.

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

8. On Memorial Day in 1937, in which of the following cities do police kill ten strikers at a steel plant?
(a) Denver.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Houston.
(d) Des Moines.

9. Which of the following individuals is a publisher who asks Roosevelt for a "breathing spell" at the close of the 1935 Congressional session?
(a) Edwin Markham.
(b) Anne O'Hare McCormick.
(c) William Phillips.
(d) Roy Howard.

10. In 1938, Phil La Follette launches a new national political party while speaking at the University of Washington. What is the name of the new party?
(a) Progressive Nationalists of America.
(b) Progressive Party.
(c) Nationalist Party.
(d) National Progressives of America.

11. When, in early 1935, Roosevelt urges Congress to approve entry into the World Court, he does not count on the outcry raised by all but which of the following?
(a) Father Coughlin.
(b) Huey Long.
(c) Will Rogers.
(d) William Randolph Hearst.

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

13. 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?
(a) 13.
(b) 350.
(c) 1,500.
(d) 675.

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

15. When trying to decide whether or not to run for reelection in 1940, Roosevelt rejects all but which of the following possible Democratic candidates?
(a) Jim Farley.
(b) Cordell Hull.
(c) John Garner.
(d) James Murray.

Short Answer Questions

1. For the 1940 campaign, who does Roosevelt pick as his new running mate?

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?

3. Which of the following individuals is Roosevelt's Secretary of State who tries to lower trade barriers in "A Farewell to Arms"?

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

5. In response to Roosevelt's April request for a large-scale lend-spend program, in June 1938 Congress votes to approve how much for public works?

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