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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5: The Fine and Lively Arts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Dr. David J. Rossman, what did psychoanalysis not acknowledge regarding patient distress in the 1930's?
(a) External stimuli.
(b) Schizophrenia.
(c) Parental fixations.
(d) Anxiety attacks.

2. What did Bob Leary's father do during much of the Depression to avoid going crazy?
(a) Have an affair.
(b) Fish at a nearby lake.
(c) Redo the upholstery of a car.
(d) Paint a house.

3. What was the Actors Union's response to The Cradle Will Rock?
(a) It insisted the production go on as scheduled.
(b) It stipulated only five of its members could perform in it.
(c) It barred actors from performing it onstage.
(d) It refused to intervene.

4. What happened that made Robin Langston realize a crisis had begun in the country?
(a) He had to miss days of school.
(b) His lights were turned off.
(c) His family stopped eating meat.
(d) His friend's father killed himself.

5. As described in The Farmer Is the Man, how did a mob respond to a judge who was foreclosing on homes in Iowa?
(a) They lynched him.
(b) They burned down his house.
(c) They lobbied to have him removed.
(d) They tarred and feathered him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the sketch programs Neil Schaffner performed in troupes across the country?

2. What food can Dorothe Bernstein not stand because of her days in an orphanage?

3. During the Depression, why did farmers systematically stop corn deliveries?

4. What two roles did Henry Wallace play in the Roosevelt administration?

5. What strange job does Terkel get right after college?

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