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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: God Bless' the Child.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Dr. David J. Rossman, what did psychoanalysis not acknowledge regarding patient distress in the 1930's?
(a) Parental fixations.
(b) External stimuli.
(c) Schizophrenia.
(d) Anxiety attacks.

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

3. According to Terkel in the Introduction, what voice dominated the radio alongside Roosevelt's during the Depression?
(a) Huey Long.
(b) Alf Landon.
(c) Father Coughlin.
(d) Doctor Townsend.

4. What did Terkel seek out en route to his university?
(a) Huey Long's home district.
(b) A real American Hooverville.
(c) The blues.
(d) His high school sweetheart.

5. Where did Harburg work before the Depression?
(a) University administration.
(b) Newpapers.
(c) Financial sector.
(d) Military services.

Short Answer Questions

1. What demagogic figure of the 1930's did Dawn McCullough despise?

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

3. According to a quotation in the Introduction, what was the typical response to receiving a pink slip during the beginning of the Depression?

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

5. Who was the one black student in Terkel's college class?

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