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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3: Concerning the New Deal, An Unreconstructed Populist, Peroration.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Doc Graham, what was the only good thing Roosevelt did?
(a) Pass the WPO.
(b) Die.
(c) Get Hoover out of office.
(d) Repeal Prohibition.

2. What recollection does Diana Morgan have that draws tears from her?
(a) Her father's death.
(b) Having to stand on line for a job.
(c) Interviewing her former maid for relief.
(d) Losing her house.

3. Why did Martin DeVries hate Roosevelt?
(a) Roosevelt attacked the free market system.
(b) Roosevelt got America into World War II.
(c) Roosevelt came from money.
(d) Roosevelt tried to pack the court.

4. What inversion of racial relationships happened regarding Robin Langston's father during the Depression?
(a) He began hiring white workers.
(b) White neighbors hocked their radios to him.
(c) He was invited to move into a whites-only neighborhood.
(d) He was allowed to join the pipe-fitters' union.

5. As he entered his later years, what term did Roosevelt use to describe himself among aides?
(a) Ozymandias.
(b) King Frank.
(c) The indispensible man.
(d) The poor public servant.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Doc Graham, what was the public's attitude toward figures like Machine Gun Kelly and John Dillinger in the 1930's?

2. In Man and Boy, what does Clifford Burke credit with black men's survival in the Depression?

3. What about modern America mystifies Diana Morgan?

4. What happened to one of Daisy Singer's favorite parks during the Depression?

5. What was Roosevelt trying to prevent with the Bank Holiday?

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