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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Over the Top.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following candidates has the powerful support of publisher William Randolph Hearst during the 1932 Presidential primary race?
(a) William McAdoo.
(b) John Nance Garner.
(c) Melvin J. Traylor.
(d) J. Hamilton Lewis.

2. On which of the following dates does the special session of Congress convene in "The Hundred Days' War"?
(a) March 9.
(b) April 15.
(c) February 25.
(d) May 22.

3. In "The Hundred Days' War" Ferdinand Pecora's Senate investigation into Wall Street reveals that twenty partners of House of Morgan have not paid income tax in how long?
(a) 6 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 9 months.
(d) 32 months.

4. During the Blue Eagle parade in New York City, Roosevelt remarks that there is a unity sweeping America that has not been seen since what year?
(a) 1922.
(b) 1917.
(c) 1914.
(d) 1901.

5. As "The Politics of Hard Times" opens, how many years does Leuchtenburg say Hoover has been President?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. As "Over the Top" opens, Roosevelt appoints which of the following individuals to head the Recovery Administration?

2. As "The Hundred Days' War" concludes, which of the following famous writers wonders if he was fooled by Roosevelt in the election?

3. When Roosevelt asks Congress for legislation to regulate the Stock Exchange in February of 1934, which of the following men--President of the Stock Exchange--is outraged?

4. The quote from Harold Clurman at the beginning of "Winter of Despair" states that people could smell what in the air during the winter of 1932-33?

5. As Roosevelt's inauguration approaches, he increasingly favors the ideas of which major economist?

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