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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: God Bless' the Child.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Marshall and Steve , the young intellectuals of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, what became ingrained in American society as a result of the Depression?
(a) Isolationism.
(b) Fear.
(c) Consumerism.
(d) Racism.

2. What young officer assisted MacArthur in dispersing the Bonus Marchers?
(a) Curtis LeMay.
(b) George Patton.
(c) Dwight Eisenhower.
(d) John Kennedy.

3. Why does Robin Langston think his family was unaffected by the Depression?
(a) They never had money to begin with.
(b) Black communities were not affected by the Depression.
(c) Theirs was the most popular restaurant in town.
(d) They never bought on credit.

4. Which of the following is not a periodical mentioned by Terkel in the Introduction?
(a) Judge.
(b) The New Republic.
(c) Literary Digest.
(d) Life.

5. What is Cesar Chavez best known as?
(a) A poet.
(b) A priest.
(c) An entertainer.
(d) A labor organizer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book does Terkel quote in the introduction to explain his purpose in writing this history?

2. What does Diane, the young journalist in Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, resent about her parent's fixation on the Depression?

3. What does Diane personally think about the suffering of the 1930's in Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band?

4. What term best describes the nature of the changes that happened after the 1929 Crash, from Terkel's perspective?

5. Why did Martin DeVries hate Roosevelt?

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