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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 barely talked about.
(b) They were boogeymen.
(c) They were folk heroes.
(d) They were commodities to be sold.

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

3. In her interview, what does Diana Morgan say never interested her?
(a) The accumulation of money.
(b) The suffering of others.
(c) Communism.
(d) Political struggle.

4. Which movement sought to replace the American Federation of Labor in the 1930's?
(a) The Communists.
(b) The Wobblies.
(c) The Catholic Workers.
(d) The CIO.

5. How did Dr. Lewis Andreas help strikers in Chicago in 1937?
(a) He provided free healthcare to them.
(b) He contributed thousands to their employment fund.
(c) He wrote op-eds for them.
(d) He lobbied senators and congressmen on their behalf.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which famous American film critic is interviewed in Hard Travelin'?

3. 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?

4. In Hard Travelin', Peggy Terry says that America teaches people that poverty is what?

5. What metaphor does Arthur Robinson use to describe Wall Street in the 1920's?

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