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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 moment excited Wilbur Kane to the point of mocking his German neighbors?
(a) The death of Adolf Hitler.
(b) Jesse Owens' win in the Berlin Olympics.
(c) America entering the War.
(d) Joe Louis's victory over Schmeling.

2. What event discussed earlier in the book does Harry Norgard think was destructive to society?
(a) The Cradle Will Rock premiere.
(b) The Chicago teachers' strike.
(c) The Detroit sit-in.
(d) The Bank Holiday.

3. What change to the ticket structure did the Schaffner Players make after the 1929 Crash?
(a) They only charged for second acts.
(b) They increased their ticket rates.
(c) They stopped charging all together.
(d) They only charged for first acts.

4. In Three o'Clock in the Morning, Wilbur Kane's mother was bitter about the invasion of what?
(a) Poland.
(b) Ethiopia.
(c) Manchuria.
(d) The Sudetanland

5. What was Huey Long's central message in his nationally broadcast speeches?
(a) Entering World War II.
(b) Segregation.
(c) Establishing a national bank.
(d) Redistibution of wealth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the head of the red-baiting committee that investigated New Deal administrators in the 1930's?

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

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

4. Dr. Francis Townsend's ideas eventually became the groundwork for what?

5. What accusation was made against Dr. Francis Townsend in his time?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the Depression-era Midwest, how did corn prices lead to corn being burned and pigs being slaughtered?

2. How does Alf Landon recall his 1936 campaign against Roosevelt in the book?

3. How did The Cradle Will Rock become a lightning rod of controversy?

4. What humiliation did Ward James face seeking relief in the 1930's?

5. According to Elizabeth Wood, how did public housing develop the stigma it has today?

6. How does Christopher Lasch explain the possibility of a socialist revolt in the 1930's?

7. How did Ray Wax's life disillusion him to the idea of strive-and-succeed?

8. How did Neil Schaffner's theatre troupe have to change their business model after the Crash 1929?

9. What was Dr. Townsend's contribution to the Depression-era discourse?

10. What did Hiram Sherman do after The Cradle Will Rock?

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