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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the head of the red-baiting committee that investigated New Deal administrators in the 1930's?
(a) C. Wright Patman.
(b) Martin Dies.
(c) Stanley Fish.
(d) Joseph McCarthy.

2. What did Slim Collier's father do before the Depression?
(a) Landscaping.
(b) Die work.
(c) Copywriting.
(d) Smelting.

3. Peggy Terry says in Hard Travelin' that what disappeared from her life during the Depression?
(a) Hope.
(b) Her sense of patriotism.
(c) Her family.
(d) Racism.

4. What entertainment did Sally Rand invent?
(a) The penny arcade.
(b) The Charleston.
(c) The fan dance.
(d) The knock-knock joke.

5. What type of protest does Horace Cayton discuss in Honor and Humiliation?
(a) Sit-ins.
(b) Walk-outs.
(c) Be-ins.
(d) Lie-ins.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Wilbur Kane still dislike about Roosevelt?

3. What dubious art did Jerome Zerbe develop in the 1930's?

4. 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?

5. What book does Terkel quote in the introduction to explain his purpose in writing this history?

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