Understanding Of Mice and Men

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Understanding Of Mice and Men

• Great Depression Quiz

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Directions

• Be sure to restate the question as part of your
  answer. Since some questions have two parts, make
  sure you answer what is asked or only half credit
  will be received. You must write in complete
  sentences.

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Questions 1-2

1. How far are Salinas, California and Soledad,
   California from Rancho Cucamonga?
2. Who was President of the United States when the
   Great Depression began and who was elected
   president in the first national election
   following the beginning of the Great Depression,
   and how many terms did he serve?

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Questions 3-5

1. When and where was John Steinbeck born, when did
   he die, and what are two of his most famous
   novels?
2. When did the Great Depression begin?
3. What was FDRs W.P.A. and C.C.C., what did they
   do and what did these programs accomplish?

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Questions 6-10

• What was the highest unemployment rate during the
  Great Depression and in what year did it occur?
• Describe the New Deal?
• What was Black Thursday?
• Explain what the Dust Bowl was?
• Who were the Okies where were they from, and to
  what state did many of them go searching for
  work?

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Of Mice and Men