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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: The Big Money, Man and Boy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What famous Depression tune did Yip Harburg write?
(a) Sixteen Tons.
(b) We're In the Money.
(c) Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries.
(d) Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

2. 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.

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

4. What book does Terkel quote in the introduction to explain his purpose in writing this history?
(a) Grapes of Wrath.
(b) Democracy in America.
(c) Les Miserables.
(d) The Great Gatsby.

5. Where did Blackie Gold spend his childhood?
(a) A boarding school.
(b) Canada.
(c) A military post.
(d) An orphanage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What promise did Upton Sinclair make to his supporters during his run for governor of California?

2. What product did Benton manage after the Depression?

3. In Hard Travelin', what does Peggy Terry think would happen if another Depression happened today?

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

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

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