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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. What term best describes the nature of the changes that happened after the 1929 Crash, from Terkel's perspective?
(a) Sudden.
(b) Gradual.
(c) Devastating.
(d) Nonexistent.

2. Of what sixties-era organization is Robert A. Baird's son Peter a member?
(a) The Hari-Krishnas.
(b) The Yippies.
(c) The Weathermen.
(d) VISTA.

3. What dubious art did Jerome Zerbe develop in the 1930's?
(a) Muzak.
(b) Bootlegging.
(c) Celebrity photography.
(d) Hardcore pornography.

4. What did Jane Yoder consider a luxury during the Depression?
(a) A new sweater.
(b) A hot meal.
(c) A bed.
(d) A trip to the movies.

5. In what country did William Patterson study economics for a time?
(a) The USSR.
(b) Germany.
(c) China.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. What controversial action did the Rural Rehabilitation Division undertake in the 1930's?

2. As described in The Farmer Is the Man, how did a mob respond to a judge who was foreclosing on homes in Iowa?

3. What psychiatric complaints did Dr. Nathan Ackerman's patients most often bring to him?

4. What advertising outlet did William Benton exploit, making him his fortune?

5. As he entered his later years, what term did Roosevelt use to describe himself among aides?

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