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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3: Scarlet Banners and Novenas, The Doctor, Huey and Mr. Smith, The Circuit Rider, The Gentleman from Kansas, A View of the Woods, Campus Life.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Buddy Blankenship in Sixteen Ton, what was the state of coal miners before the Depression?
(a) The same as during the Depression.
(b) Moderately well-to-do.
(c) A normal middle-class community.
(d) Absurdly prosperous.

2. What industry did Jose Yglesia attempt to unionize?
(a) Pickers.
(b) Steelworkers.
(c) Newspaper printers.
(d) Cigar rollers.

3. What shocking information did General Smedley Butler report to Congress in the 1930's?
(a) Hoover was absent for most meetings regarding the Depression.
(b) A group of right wing military men attempted a coup.
(c) Roosevelt knew about Pearl Harbor ahead of time.
(d) There were Communists in the Roosevelt administration.

4. In Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, where do Lily, Rob and Buck hear about the Depression?
(a) Their parents.
(b) Television.
(c) Their school.
(d) Their grandparents.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the head of the red-baiting committee that investigated New Deal administrators in the 1930's?

2. What did Arthur Robinson do before entering the financial markets?

3. What did many of Arthur Robinson's friends say was the only reason to have money?

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

5. According to Max Shachtman, why was Communism especially vital just before FDR was elected?

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