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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which politician does Hofstadter compare Woodrow Wilson?
(a) Karl Marx.
(b) Theodore Roosevelt.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) Edmund Burke.

2. With what social class was Franklin Roosevelt associated?
(a) The working class.
(b) The wealthy New York elite.
(c) The middle class.
(d) The common laborer.

3. In which famous trial did William Jennings Bryan argue against the teaching of evolution?
(a) The Arbuckle Trial.
(b) The Scopes Trial.
(c) The Nuremberg Trial.
(d) The Lindbergh Trial.

4. Which position did William Jennings Bryan serve in Woodrow Wilson's cabinet?
(a) Vice-president.
(b) Secretary of War.
(c) Secretary of State.
(d) Attorney General.

5. What problem did deflation cause during the Gilded Age?
(a) Industrial expansion came to a standstill.
(b) Investors saw poor returns on their investments.
(c) Indebted farmers saw their debts increase.
(d) The price of goods rose as wages remained constant.

6. Who won the presidential election in 1916?
(a) Warren G. Harding.
(b) Theodore Roosevelt.
(c) Woodrow Wilson.
(d) William Howard Taft.

7. What was Franklin Roosevelt's view on social reforms?
(a) They were meaningless.
(b) They caused more problems than they solved.
(c) He felt the government could cure social ills.
(d) He felt that Americans should take care of each other.

8. Which scientific theory became popular during the Gilded Age?
(a) Darwin's Theory of Evolution.
(b) Einstein's Theory of Relativity.
(c) The Big Bang Theory.
(d) The Theory of Quantum Mechanics.

9. Which organization was credited for preserving European economies after World War I?
(a) The League of Nations.
(b) The United Nations.
(c) American Relief Administration.
(d) The American Red Cross.

10. What did the National Recovery Act of 1933 attempt to accomplish?
(a) Stimulate economic recovery by regulating corporate power.
(b) Preserve the industry of the United States.
(c) Force employers to offer fair wages and working conditions.
(d) Create new employment opportunities.

11. Where did Woodrow Wilson train to be a politician?
(a) In the courtroom.
(b) Johns Hopkins University.
(c) Harvard University.
(d) Yale University.

12. With which political party was William Jennings Bryan associated?
(a) The Republican Party.
(b) The Libertarian Party.
(c) The Progressive Party.
(d) The Democratic Party.

13. Who were William Jennings Bryan's constituents?
(a) The wealthy elite of the Northeast.
(b) The industrialists of the North.
(c) The frontiersmen of the West.
(d) The farming people of the West and South.

14. With what political party was Franklin Roosevelt associated?
(a) The Libertarian Party.
(b) The Progressive Party.
(c) The Republican Party.
(d) The Democratic Party.

15. For which political party was Theodore Roosevelt the nominee in 1912?
(a) The Republican Party.
(b) The Libertarian Party.
(c) The Progressive Party.
(d) The Democratic Party.

Short Answer Questions

1. What criticism did Franklin Roosevelt have of Herbert Hoover while campaigning for president?

2. At what university was Woodrow Wilson president?

3. According to Hofstadter, which politician represented the interests of those who survived Reconstruction in the South?

4. What was the economic result of Grover Cleveland's insistence on keeping the gold standard?

5. What role did Theodore Roosevelt wish for the United States to take on in the world?

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