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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Approximately how many schools were either built or improved by the Works Progress Administration in "One Third of a Nation"?
(a) 2,750.
(b) 13,000.
(c) 5,900.
(d) 950.

2. When Roosevelt asks Congress for legislation to regulate the Stock Exchange in February of 1934, which of the following men--President of the Stock Exchange--is outraged?
(a) Richard Whitney.
(b) Henry Morgenthau.
(c) James Forrestal.
(d) John Raskob.

3. During the labor riots in Minneapolis in 1934, city truck drivers are lead by Vincent Raymond Dunne. By what age had that person first become a teamster?
(a) 14.
(b) 32.
(c) 25.
(d) 11.

4. When asked why he kept a family going on credit, a Philadelphia storekeeper told a reporter that there were how many children in the family's house with no shoes?
(a) 11.
(b) 5.
(c) 15.
(d) 8.

5. In which of the following cities does the American Federation of Labor hold its 1934 convention?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) New York.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Des Moines.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to "Winter of Despair," which of the following individuals works for The New York Times and first coins the phrase "brain trust" in reference to Roosevelt's advisers?

2. When discussing the plight of homeless and jobless Americans in 1932, Leuchtenburg mentions that two hundred men would huddle over fires in which of the following states?

3. According to "Winter of Despair," which of the following words appears most frequently in the writings of New Deal theorists?

4. In 1934, Secretary Wallace is extremely relieved when he is able to slacken crop restriction due to which of the following natural disasters?

5. By the time Roosevelt is inaugurated, how many states have closed their banks?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the labor problem anticipated during the 1930s, as discussed in "Winter of Despair"?

2. Describe the relationship between Roosevelt and Reverend Coughlin and how it changes from 1932-1934.

3. In "The Politics of Hard Times," why was the Republican party sure to lose the 1932 election?

4. Explain the Old Age Revolving Pensions proposal put forth by Doctor Townsend, as discussed in "Waiting for Lefty."

5. In "Over the Top," what problem did the Liberty League have with Roosevelt's administration?

6. Describe the nation's reaction to the repeal of the 18th Amendment--with the 21st Amendment--in March of 1933.

7. Discuss and explain the disparity between supply and demand in 1932.

8. What was the purpose of the Rural Electrification Administration (REA), created in May of 1935, and what did this program accomplish?

9. According to "Over the Top," why did some people consider the National Recovery Administration (NRA) a failure?

10. During the 1932 election, how badly did Herbert Hoover lose to Roosevelt?

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