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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to "A Sea of Troubles," how many residents of Cleveland go without food or clothing relief during the first six days of 1938?
(a) 65,000.
(b) 120,000.
(c) 9,700.
(d) 2,500.

2. In response to Roosevelt's 1937 attempt to reorganize the Supreme Court, which of the following justices retires?
(a) McReynolds.
(b) Roberts.
(c) Van Devanter.
(d) Hughes.

3. In March of 1934 the House of Representatives passes the Trade Agreements Act. By what margin does the bill pass?
(a) 306-202.
(b) 274-111.
(c) 201-140.
(d) 199-189.

4. What is the name of the group of 30 Americans who publish "A Summons to Speak Out" in June 1940?
(a) Club of Americans.
(b) Century Group.
(c) Freedom Guild.
(d) Actor's Guild.

5. Which of the following individuals comments toward the end of "A Sea of Troubles" that the "old Roosevelt magic has lost its kick"?
(a) Hugh Johnson.
(b) Herbert Hoover.
(c) Bernard De Voto.
(d) Tommy Corcoran.

Short Answer Questions

1. After successfully forcing one justice to retire by attempting to reorganize the Supreme Court, which of the following individuals does Roosevelt appoint to fill the vacancy?

2. In April 1939, Roosevelt makes one last attempt to avert war by asking Hitler and Mussolini to agree not to attack how many nations, listed by name?

3. In his 1937 bid to reorganize the Supreme Court, at what age does Roosevelt say justices should retire?

4. "The New Deal at High Tide" mentions that during the Dust Bowl the temperature in Vinita, Oklahoma, was over one hundred degrees for how many days straight?

5. In May 1940, General Marshall wants a force of at least how many soldiers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the result of the Trade Agreements Act in 1934?

2. Explain the Neutrality Act signed by Congress in 1935 and what it was intended to accomplish.

3. Explain the problems with the Fair Labor Standards Act passed in June 1938.

4. What is the German response when Roosevelt asks Hitler and Mussolini for their pledge in 1939 not to attack thirty-one nations?

5. In February of 1937, why did Roosevelt set out to reorganize the Supreme Court?

6. In "The Fascist Challenge" why does fascism begin to look attractive to some Americans?

7. What role did Mrs. Roosevelt play in her husband's administration, as discussed in "The New Deal at High Tide"?

8. How does Roosevelt get around the Congressional issues over the lease of destroyers to England in "An End to Isolation"?

9. When Churchhill asks Roosevelt to let England use 50 or 60 US destroyers against the Nazi submarines in July 1940, how does Roosevelt respond?

10. In the early part of 1938, why did Roosevelt seem to prefer allowing the economic gurus to argue around him rather than making any solid decisions about economic policy?

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