The Great Depression Topic Test
UPDATED Actual Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What did struggling businesses do to try to remain open during the Great Depression?
They paid off their bank loans.
They formed shantytowns.
They retrained workers.
They laid-off workers. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔D
Which best explains why farmers in the Great Depression could not repay their loans?
The price of crops was too high.
The price of crops was too low.
The price of topsoil was too high.
The price of farm equipment was too low. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔B
Which group would have been most likely to answer an ad for a fruit-picking job in
California?
bankers on the Great Plains
farmers in the Dust Bowl
fruit growers in California
writers such as John Steinbeck - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔B
Which best describes the"brain trust" Franklin Roosevelt promised to make part of his
administration?
a group of America's most successful businessmen, who would fix the economy
a group of Hoover's economic advisers, who would undo previous damage to the economy
, a group of smart advisers, who would assist Roosevelt in guiding the nation forward
a group of military veterans, who would assist Roosevelt in putting Americans back to work -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔C
A negative effect of the 1933 National Industry Recovery Act was
employees bargaining with employers.
employers spying on employees.
employees spying on employers.
employers bargaining with the government. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔C
Which group would have been most likely to oppose New Deal reforms?
farmers
business owners
construction workers
bank depositors - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔B
When farmers' incomes fell due to low prices in the 1920s, they
produced more crops to repay their loans.
were unable repay their loans.
received credit from banks to repay their loans.
received credit from the stock market to repay their loans. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔B
How did Francis Townsend influence the creation of financial security for retired Americans?
His formation of "Townsend clubs" helped pressure the government into creating social
security.
His formation of "Townsend clubs" helped pressure businesses into offering pensions for
retirees.
UPDATED Actual Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What did struggling businesses do to try to remain open during the Great Depression?
They paid off their bank loans.
They formed shantytowns.
They retrained workers.
They laid-off workers. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔D
Which best explains why farmers in the Great Depression could not repay their loans?
The price of crops was too high.
The price of crops was too low.
The price of topsoil was too high.
The price of farm equipment was too low. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔B
Which group would have been most likely to answer an ad for a fruit-picking job in
California?
bankers on the Great Plains
farmers in the Dust Bowl
fruit growers in California
writers such as John Steinbeck - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔B
Which best describes the"brain trust" Franklin Roosevelt promised to make part of his
administration?
a group of America's most successful businessmen, who would fix the economy
a group of Hoover's economic advisers, who would undo previous damage to the economy
, a group of smart advisers, who would assist Roosevelt in guiding the nation forward
a group of military veterans, who would assist Roosevelt in putting Americans back to work -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔C
A negative effect of the 1933 National Industry Recovery Act was
employees bargaining with employers.
employers spying on employees.
employees spying on employers.
employers bargaining with the government. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔C
Which group would have been most likely to oppose New Deal reforms?
farmers
business owners
construction workers
bank depositors - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔B
When farmers' incomes fell due to low prices in the 1920s, they
produced more crops to repay their loans.
were unable repay their loans.
received credit from banks to repay their loans.
received credit from the stock market to repay their loans. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔B
How did Francis Townsend influence the creation of financial security for retired Americans?
His formation of "Townsend clubs" helped pressure the government into creating social
security.
His formation of "Townsend clubs" helped pressure businesses into offering pensions for
retirees.
