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

2. After the Soviet invasion of Finland in November 1939, Roosevelt is disgusted and lends the Fins how much money?
(a) $12 thousand.
(b) $25 thousand.
(c) $184 million.
(d) $10 million.

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

4. 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) William Phillips.
(c) Anne O'Hare McCormick.
(d) Roy Howard.

5. In his review of Roosevelt's Presidency, Leuchtenburg mentions that which of the following executive orders went almost completely unnoticed but allowed the presidency to modernize?
(a) 8248.
(b) 3124.
(c) 7649.
(d) 5345.

Short Answer Questions

1. On which of the following dates in 1937 does Roosevelt send Congress his design to reorganize the Supreme Court?

2. Twice a week, during Roosevelt's press conferences, how many reporters were typically let in to question him?

3. Which of the following individuals is the most dominant figure in the Temporary National Economic Committee created in "Stalemate"?

4. When discussing Roosevelt's personality, which of the following individuals is the Under Secretary of State and says the President seems to have multiple personalities?

5. Which of the following authors writes in "The Roosevelt Reconstruction: Retrospect" that "religion is not a substitute for economic planning"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In February of 1937, why did Roosevelt set out to reorganize the Supreme Court?

2. According to the beginning of "The Roosevelt Reconstruction: Retrospect" how have things changed in America between 1932 and 1936?

3. Explain the event toward the end of "A Farewell to Arms" that convinces some Americans that neutrality is not possible.

4. What was the result of the Trade Agreements Act in 1934?

5. Describe the progress of Germany through Europe during the spring and summer of 1940, as discussed in "An End to Isolation."

6. What role did Mrs. Roosevelt play in her husband's administration, as discussed in "The New Deal at High Tide"?

7. What effect does Germany's success in Europe in the spring of 1940 have on Americans?

8. What is the soil problem discussed in "The New Deal at High Tide" and how is it resolved?

9. Why, in spite of a sticky mid-term election season, did Roosevelt still consider the 1938 elections a success for his administration?

10. How does Roosevelt respond when the Soviet Union invades Finland?

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