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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. With what assertion does David Kennedy say he disagrees regarding Roosevelt?
(a) He was a Communist.
(b) His programs stemmed suffering.
(c) He bought his elections.
(d) He saved America.

2. In God Bless' the Child, Slim Collier discusses what effect created by job loss in America?
(a) Political.
(b) Psychological.
(c) Economic.
(d) Moral.

3. In his interview, Doc Graham says that in the 1930's he was the country's best what?
(a) Con man.
(b) Pitch man.
(c) Door-to-door salesman.
(d) Bootlegger.

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

5. What dubious art did Jerome Zerbe develop in the 1930's?
(a) Muzak.
(b) Hardcore pornography.
(c) Bootlegging.
(d) Celebrity photography.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened that made Robin Langston realize a crisis had begun in the country?

2. Why does Robin Langston think his family was unaffected by the Depression?

3. Where did some vets stay in Washington, DC during the Bonus March besides the Hoovervilles?

4. What young officer assisted MacArthur in dispersing the Bonus Marchers?

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

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