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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What product did Benton manage after the Depression?
(a) Muzak.
(b) The Boston Globe.
(c) Corn Flakes.
(d) Volkswagen.

2. According to Doc Graham, what was the public's attitude toward figures like Machine Gun Kelly and John Dillinger in the 1930's?
(a) They were folk heroes.
(b) They were commodities to be sold.
(c) They were boogeymen.
(d) They were barely talked about.

3. What young officer assisted MacArthur in dispersing the Bonus Marchers?
(a) Dwight Eisenhower.
(b) George Patton.
(c) Curtis LeMay.
(d) John Kennedy.

4. In God Bless' the Child, Slim Collier discusses what effect created by job loss in America?
(a) Moral.
(b) Political.
(c) Economic.
(d) Psychological.

5. How did Dr. Lewis Andreas help strikers in Chicago in 1937?
(a) He provided free healthcare to them.
(b) He lobbied senators and congressmen on their behalf.
(c) He contributed thousands to their employment fund.
(d) He wrote op-eds for them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What about modern America mystifies Diana Morgan?

2. In Hard Travelin', what does Peggy Terry think would happen if another Depression happened today?

3. Why would hobos put marks on people's houses with chalk?

4. According to Terkel, what increased among patrons of his parent's business after the Crash?

5. How did strike organizers in Detroit finally stop scabs from coming?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Doc Graham's attitude toward Franklin Roosevelt?

2. Describe E.D. Nixon's struggle to unionize sleeping car porters.

3. How was Dr. Lewis Andreas converted to union support in 1937?

4. How did Yip Harburg find his way to making music?

5. What was the purpose of the Bonus March?

6. How did the effects of the Crash become apparent in Terkel's parents' business?

7. How did the Bonus March end?

8. How did a small community develop around the Ford plant strike in Detroit?

9. How did the "southern belle" Diane Morgan become socially conscious in the 1930's?

10. During the Depression, what did Terkel do instead of becoming a lawyer?

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