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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Old Families, Member of the Chorus, High Life.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Bob La Follette's signature issue in the 1928 election?
(a) Military isolation.
(b) Wall Street reform.
(c) Worker's rights.
(d) Anti-union legislation.

2. What did Terkel's parents do for a living before the Depression?
(a) They worked for a newspaper.
(b) They ran a hotel.
(c) They worked a farm.
(d) They were actuaries.

3. In what war did the Bonus marchers fight?
(a) The Crimean War.
(b) The Spanish American War.
(c) World War I.
(d) World War II.

4. What demagogic figure of the 1930's did Dawn McCullough despise?
(a) Father Coughlin.
(b) Bob La Follette.
(c) Huey Long.
(d) Franklin Roosevelt.

5. How did Phyllis Mortimer's brother feel about her working in the 1930's?
(a) Unconcerned.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Proud.
(d) Embarrassed

Short Answer Questions

1. In Hard Travelin', what does Peggy Terry think would happen if another Depression happened today?

2. How does E.D. Nixon's campaign to unionize the sleeping car porters end?

3. What did Jane Yoder consider a luxury during the Depression?

4. How does Diana Morgan describe herself at the beginning of her interview?

5. What was Bob La Follette before he ran for President?

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