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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1934, Secretary Wallace is extremely relieved when he is able to slacken crop restriction due to which of the following natural disasters?
(a) Tornado.
(b) Flood.
(c) Drought.
(d) Fire.

2. In June of 1934 President Roosevelt asks the Committee on Economic Security to develop a social security program. By which of the following individuals is the effort led?
(a) Aubrey Williams.
(b) James Moffett.
(c) George Biddle.
(d) Frances Perkins.

3. According to the end of "The Politics of Hard Times," what is the final Electoral College tally by which Roosevelt defeats Hoover?
(a) 354-177.
(b) 519-12.
(c) 282-249.
(d) 472-59.

4. By the time Roosevelt is inaugurated, how many states have closed their banks?
(a) 49.
(b) 38.
(c) 23.
(d) 14.

5. After the election of 1932, which of the following magazines promotes the idea of giving Roosevelt dictatorial powers to fix the economy?
(a) Fortune.
(b) Barron's.
(c) Time.
(d) Life.

6. In the spring of 1934, after the demise of the Civil Works Administration, the Federal Emergency Relief Administration helped how many students attend college?
(a) 6,750.
(b) 100,000.
(c) 15,000.
(d) 950.

7. The 1935 Banking Act aims to bring all large state banks under the jurisdiction of the Federal Reserve Board by requiring them to join the Federal Reserve System by what year?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1937.

8. Which of the following pieces of legislation did Roosevelt not insist Congress pass before they adjourned in June of 1935?
(a) Banking bill.
(b) Social Security.
(c) Wagner bill.
(d) Housing bill.

9. In which of the following cities does the American Federation of Labor hold its 1934 convention?
(a) New York.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Des Moines.
(d) Atlanta.

10. When discussing Senator Huey Long of Louisiana, Leuchtenburg mentions that Long loves his nickname of what?
(a) Kingfish.
(b) Amos.
(c) Shark.
(d) Dewey.

11. "Iron Age" reports during the summer of 1932 that steel plants are operating at what percent of their capacity?
(a) 52.
(b) 74.
(c) 12.
(d) 98.

12. During the summer of 1933 farmers uproot their cotton crop to prevent over-saturation of the market. How much do farmers collect for plowing up 10 million acres of cotton?
(a) $50 thousand.
(b) $25 million.
(c) $100 million.
(d) $500 thousand.

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

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

15. In the summer of 1932, farmers riot in all but which of the following states?
(a) Wisconsin.
(b) Iowa.
(c) Nebraska.
(d) Georgia.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. When discussing his time as Governor, Leuchtenburg says that Roosevelt accomplishes gains in all but which of the following areas?

3. After the 1932 election, Roosevelt's Brain Trust argues that the market theories of which major economist have vanished forever?

4. When the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act is approved, it also creates the National Youth Administration. By which of the following individuals is the NYA program run?

5. In "The Politics of Hard Times," which of the following individuals says that Roosevelt is "a pleasant man who, without any important qualifications for the office, would very much like to be President"?

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