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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5: The Fine and Lively Arts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Buddy Blankenship in Sixteen Ton, what did coal companies often pay instead of money?
(a) Food rations.
(b) IOUs.
(c) Coal.
(d) Company vouchers.

2. What product did Benton manage after the Depression?
(a) Volkswagen.
(b) Corn Flakes.
(c) Muzak.
(d) The Boston Globe.

3. How old was Ed Paulson when he took to the road?
(a) 33.
(b) 14.
(c) 20.
(d) 40.

4. What did many of Arthur Robinson's friends say was the only reason to have money?
(a) To have influence.
(b) To give to the poor.
(c) To provide for one's family.
(d) To make more money.

5. What shocking information did General Smedley Butler report to Congress in the 1930's?
(a) Roosevelt knew about Pearl Harbor ahead of time.
(b) A group of right wing military men attempted a coup.
(c) Hoover was absent for most meetings regarding the Depression.
(d) There were Communists in the Roosevelt administration.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Cesar Chavez best known as?

2. Which of the following is not a periodical mentioned by Terkel in the Introduction?

3. Besides attempting to change the makeup of the Supreme Court, what Roosevelt decision does James Farley say alienated people in the administration?

4. What industry did Jose Yglesia attempt to unionize?

5. What controversial action did the Rural Rehabilitation Division undertake in the 1930's?

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