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

2. Who was the one black student in Terkel's college class?
(a) Medgar Evers.
(b) An African prince.
(c) An ancestor of Frederick Douglass.
(d) Marcus Garvey's grandson.

3. What product did Benton manage after the Depression?
(a) Muzak.
(b) Corn Flakes.
(c) The Boston Globe.
(d) Volkswagen.

4. What advertising outlet did William Benton exploit, making him his fortune?
(a) Direct mail.
(b) Billboards.
(c) Sponsoring shorts before films.
(d) Radio advertising.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Which of the following is not a periodical mentioned by Terkel in the Introduction?

3. In a quote in the Introduction, how does the speaker describe the socioeconomic relationship between blacks and whites during the Depression?

4. What book does Terkel quote in the introduction to explain his purpose in writing this history?

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

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