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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. 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) Roy Howard.
(b) William Phillips.
(c) Anne O'Hare McCormick.
(d) Edwin Markham.

2. 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) Oren Root.
(b) Carl Curtis.
(c) Harry Elmer Barnes.
(d) David Walsh.

3. On which of the following dates in 1937 does Roosevelt send Congress his design to reorganize the Supreme Court?
(a) January 21.
(b) February 19.
(c) January 7.
(d) February 5.

4. Which of the following individuals states toward the end of "An End to Isolation" that he can't "escape saying that the English are not going to win this war without our help"?
(a) Secretary Knox.
(b) Secretary Stimson.
(c) Walter Johnson.
(d) Theodore Carlson.

5. Which of the following individuals is quoted in "The Roosevelt Reconstruction: Retrospect" as saying the New Deal was a revolutionary response to a revolutionary situation?
(a) Carl Degler.
(b) Walter Pierce.
(c) Ferdinand Lundberg.
(d) Raymond Moley.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the Soviet invasion of Finland in November 1939, Roosevelt is disgusted and lends the Fins how much money?

2. 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?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the economic recovery suddenly crash in the last few months of 1937?

2. Explain the problems with the Fair Labor Standards Act passed in June 1938.

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

4. Describe the change in American business after the New Deal labor programs, as discussed in Leuchtenburg's review of Roosevelt's presidency.

5. What is Roosevelt's reaction to his fall at the Democratic Convention in 1936, and how did that reaction differ from his usual attitude about his disability?

6. Explain the result of Roosevelt's 1937 attempt to reorganize the Supreme Court.

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

8. Compare Roosevelt's attitude toward further spending with that of Congress in late 1937, as discussed in "Stalemate."

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

10. What was Mrs. Roosevelt's opinion of the New Deal, as discussed at the end of "The Roosevelt Reconstruction: Retrospect"?

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