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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Fascist Challenge.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In his 1937 bid to reorganize the Supreme Court, at what age does Roosevelt say justices should retire?
(a) 60.
(b) 80.
(c) 50.
(d) 70.

2. On Memorial Day in 1937, in which of the following cities do police kill ten strikers at a steel plant?
(a) Denver.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Houston.
(d) Des Moines.

3. On October 11, 1938, Roosevelt announced a build up for how much to American armaments, a response to a speech by Hitler?
(a) $300 million.
(b) $500 thousand.
(c) $250 million.
(d) $600 billion.

4. In which of the following cities does Roosevelt accept the Democratic nomination for President after the 1932 convention?
(a) Portland.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) St. Louis.
(d) Chicago.

5. In "The Second Hundred Days" Leuchtenburg notes that because of the Rural Electrification Administration, for every 10 American farms how many have electricity by 1950?
(a) 9.
(b) 10.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. On Roosevelt's very first night in office, he directs his Secretary of the Treasury to draft an emergency banking bill. Who is the Secretary of Treasury?

2. In 1934, Secretary Wallace is extremely relieved when he is able to slacken crop restriction due to which of the following natural disasters?

3. After the election in November of 1932, during which month is Roosevelt inaugurated?

4. In 1936 Roosevelt speaks at the Democratic Convention in Philadelphia. As he makes his way onto the stage, he falls while trying to shake the hand of which individual?

5. During the labor strikes of 1934, in which of the following cities do taxi cab drivers burn a hundred taxis?

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