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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. According to Buddy Blankenship in Sixteen Ton, what did coal companies often pay instead of money?
(a) Food rations.
(b) IOUs.
(c) Coal.
(d) Company vouchers.

2. Corn farmers often switched to what agricultural product in the midst of the Depression?
(a) Barley.
(b) Pigs.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Tobacco.

3. What advertising outlet did William Benton exploit, making him his fortune?
(a) Sponsoring shorts before films.
(b) Radio advertising.
(c) Direct mail.
(d) Billboards.

4. During the Depression, why did farmers systematically stop corn deliveries?
(a) To feed locals.
(b) The avoid the spread of colic.
(c) To boost the price.
(d) To highlight their struggle to survive.

5. At the beginning of The Fine and Lively Arts, Hiram Sherman speaks glowingly of drinking covert gin out of what?
(a) Teacups.
(b) Flasks.
(c) Soda bottles.
(d) Bowls.

Short Answer Questions

1. What change to the ticket structure did the Schaffner Players make after the 1929 Crash?

2. What metaphor does Arthur Robinson use to describe Wall Street in the 1920's?

3. What safety practice do coal companies refuse to implement for fear of slowing production in the 1930's?

4. What was the occupational community of which Jimmy Partland was a part, that lent back and forth regularly?

5. What popular American novel did Jack Kirkland adapt into a successful play?

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