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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5: The Fine and Lively Arts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what does Dr. David J. Rossman think modern Americans rely too heavily?
(a) Alchohol and drugs.
(b) The government.
(c) Themselves.
(d) Medication.

2. What does Jimmy Partland say is the importance of a job?
(a) To keep people out of trouble.
(b) To promote innovation.
(c) To stimulate growth.
(d) To make one feel useful.

3. What product did Benton manage after the Depression?
(a) The Boston Globe.
(b) Muzak.
(c) Volkswagen.
(d) Corn Flakes.

4. What is the name of the sketch programs Neil Schaffner performed in troupes across the country?
(a) Penny entertainments.
(b) Repertoire.
(c) Acts.
(d) Country-stories.

5. What psychiatric complaints did Dr. Nathan Ackerman's patients most often bring to him?
(a) Anxiety and chronic sadness.
(b) Malaise and suicidal thoughts.
(c) Tremors and nausea.
(d) Agoraphobia and narcolepsy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Paul Draper's occupation during the 1930's?

2. According to Dr. David J. Rossman, what did psychoanalysis not acknowledge regarding patient distress in the 1930's?

3. What did Hiram Sherman do in The Cradle Will Rock?

4. What public figure publicly raved about Jack Kirkland's play?

5. At the beginning of The Fine and Lively Arts, Hiram Sherman speaks glowingly of drinking covert gin out of what?

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