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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: Hard Travelin'.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which famous American film critic is interviewed in Hard Travelin'?
(a) Vincent Canby.
(b) Gene Siskel.
(c) Roger Ebert.
(d) Pauline Kael.

3. What term best describes the nature of the changes that happened after the 1929 Crash, from Terkel's perspective?
(a) Devastating.
(b) Nonexistent.
(c) Gradual.
(d) Sudden.

4. According to Marshall and Steve , the young intellectuals of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, what became ingrained in American society as a result of the Depression?
(a) Racism.
(b) Consumerism.
(c) Isolationism.
(d) Fear.

5. What did Blackie Gold do in the CCC during the Depression?
(a) He assessed people on relief.
(b) He wrote for a national labor journal.
(c) He maintained national forests.
(d) He performed on the radio.

Short Answer Questions

1. What famous Depression tune did Yip Harburg write?

2. Why would hobos put marks on people's houses with chalk?

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

4. What did Terkel's parents do for a living before the Depression?

5. Where did Blackie Gold spend his childhood?

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