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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Blackie Gold spend his childhood?
(a) A boarding school.
(b) A military post.
(c) Canada.
(d) An orphanage.

2. In the 1930's what did Virginia Durr push to abolish?
(a) The Wagner Act.
(b) The poll tax.
(c) Interrment camps.
(d) Abolition.

3. According to Emma Teiller, why did armed men enter a relief house in her neighborhood?
(a) To ensure that blacks were being fairly served.
(b) To stop mobs threatening to burn it down.
(c) To keep an eye out for union organizers.
(d) To keep Japanese Americans out of it.

4. According to Scoop Lankford, when did conditions finally improve in the prison?
(a) When the WPA started.
(b) When the war started.
(c) When the rioting started.
(d) When Truman took office.

5. What was Bob La Follette's signature issue in the 1928 election?
(a) Worker's rights.
(b) Anti-union legislation.
(c) Wall Street reform.
(d) Military isolation.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Blackie Gold do in the CCC during the Depression?

3. What did Terkel's parents do for a living before the Depression?

4. Why did Win Stracke lose his work as a balladeer?

5. Which of the following areas of political study is not discussed in Hard Times?

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