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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 was the principal desire driving black protest in the 1930's according to Horace Cayton?
(a) Societal acceptance.
(b) Integration.
(c) Voting rights.
(d) Jobs.

2. As he entered his later years, what term did Roosevelt use to describe himself among aides?
(a) The poor public servant.
(b) King Frank.
(c) The indispensible man.
(d) Ozymandias.

3. How did some states begin paying public school teachers in the 1930's?
(a) With store vouchers.
(b) With food.
(c) With Canadian money.
(d) With IOU's.

4. How does Dr. Martin Bickham recommend his employers help struggling Americans during the Depression?
(a) Issue relief through churches.
(b) Organize bread lines.
(c) Contribute to governmental efforts.
(d) Develop work programs.

5. In 1930's Appalachia, what does the KKK assist in setting up?
(a) Progressive political rallies.
(b) Town hall meetings.
(c) UMW locals.
(d) Church raisings.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of his interview, Horace Cayton discusses why black Americans never joined what group en masse?

2. What legendary artist of the twentieth century directed The Cradle Will Rock?

3. Aaron Barkham informs the reader of what strange practice of certain clans within the Appalachian Ku Klux Klan?

4. To whom did Myrna Loy send her infamous wire?

5. When were the collectivized camps outside of urban centers closed?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How were the prisons affected by the Depression?

3. Describe Harry Hartman's experiences repossessing belongings in the Depression.

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

5. How does Max Shachtman explain the decline of Communism's popularity in America?

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

7. What does Dr. Martin Bickham discover about the American drive to work through his relief work in the 1930's?

8. What was Edward Burgess's experience of the 1930's?

9. What was the most controversial component of the New Deal?

10. How did Wilbur Kane experience the Joe Louis fight against Max Schmeling?

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