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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Old Families, Member of the Chorus, High Life.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Doc Graham, what was the public's attitude toward figures like Machine Gun Kelly and John Dillinger in the 1930's?
(a) They were boogeymen.
(b) They were commodities to be sold.
(c) They were barely talked about.
(d) They were folk heroes.

2. What did many of Arthur Robinson's friends say was the only reason to have money?
(a) To give to the poor.
(b) To provide for one's family.
(c) To have influence.
(d) To make more money.

3. What food can Dorothe Bernstein not stand because of her days in an orphanage?
(a) Beets.
(b) Brussel sprouts.
(c) Sardines.
(d) Pig's feet.

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

5. How did Jim Sheridan travel to the Bonus March?
(a) He walked the whole way.
(b) He hitched rides.
(c) He rode a boxcar.
(d) He joined a caravan of jalopies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What about modern America mystifies Diana Morgan?

2. According to Terkel in the Introduction, what voice dominated the radio alongside Roosevelt's during the Depression?

3. According to Dr. David J. Rossman, what did psychoanalysis not acknowledge regarding patient distress in the 1930's?

4. Which movement sought to replace the American Federation of Labor in the 1930's?

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

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