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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through One Third of a Nation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following politicians is from Nebraska and leads the fight for the Tennessee Valley Authority in the first few months of 1933?
(a) Hugo Black.
(b) George Norris.
(c) James Warburg.
(d) Joe Martin.

2. According to "Winter of Despair," U.S. Steel employed 225,000 full-time workers in 1929. How many employees are full time by April of 1933?
(a) 225.
(b) 0.
(c) 975.
(d) 120,000.

3. According to "The Politics of Hard Times," about how many people were unemployed by 1932?
(a) 800 thousand.
(b) 13 million.
(c) 5 million.
(d) 125 thousand.

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

5. Which of the following politicians is from Massachusetts and laments that the creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority is a "Soviet dream" in 1933?
(a) James Warburg.
(b) Joe Martin.
(c) Hugo Black.
(d) George Norris.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the spring of 1934, after the demise of the Civil Works Administration, the Federal Emergency Relief Administration helped how many students attend college?

2. After founding his political organization, in which of the following states does Huey Long successfully rally a crowd of farmers in the spring of 1935?

3. Which of the following railroads does "The Politics of Hard Times" mention as a common ride for homeless Americans in search of work?

4. 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?

5. As "One Third of a Nation" closes, Harry Hopkins writes that even if prosperity returns to America at least how many will still be unemployed?

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