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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. What marked Long's second-in-command Gerald Smith regarding his speeches?
(a) His anti-Semitism.
(b) His lack of clarity.
(c) His vulgarity.
(d) His stutter.

2. According to Buddy Blankenship in Sixteen Ton, what did coal companies often pay instead of money?
(a) Food rations.
(b) IOUs.
(c) Company vouchers.
(d) Coal.

3. What strange job does Terkel get right after college?
(a) Dustbin salesman.
(b) Advertising copy editor.
(c) Radio performer.
(d) Circus booker.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Arthur Robinson keep thousands of dollars during the bank holiday?

2. What was Bob La Follette's signature issue in the 1928 election?

3. In what war did the Bonus marchers fight?

4. With what assertion does David Kennedy say he disagrees regarding Roosevelt?

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

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