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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Waiting for Lefty.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the labor strikes of 1934, in which of the following cities do taxi cab drivers burn a hundred taxis?
(a) Atlantic City.
(b) Des Moines.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) San Francisco.

2. Pecora's investigation into the House of Morgan partners in May of 1933--and the subsequent income tax revelations--leads Congress to pass which of the following bills?
(a) Wagner Act.
(b) Gold Reserve Act.
(c) Glass-Steagall Act.
(d) Economy Act.

3. 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) 1917.
(b) 1901.
(c) 1922.
(d) 1914.

4. When describing conditions for homeless and jobless Americans, Leuchtenburg says that the largest "Hooverville" was in which of the following cities?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) St. Louis.
(d) Portland.

5. 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?
(a) Ogden Mills.
(b) George Harrison.
(c) Arthur Ballantine.
(d) William Woodin.

Short Answer Questions

1. On which of the following dates does the special session of Congress convene in "The Hundred Days' War"?

2. According to "Winter of Despair," which of the following individuals works for The New York Times and first coins the phrase "brain trust" in reference to Roosevelt's advisers?

3. Which of the following politicians is from Massachusetts and laments that the creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority is a "Soviet dream" in 1933?

4. In the run up to the 1934 Congressional elections, John Garner guesses that Republicans will win how many seats in the House of Representatives?

5. During the labor riots in Minneapolis in 1934, city truck drivers are lead by Vincent Raymond Dunne. By what age had that person first become a teamster?

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