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Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 06 The New Deal, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.

20 questions
01
True or false
1 point

In March 1933, the federal government temporarily closed banks as an emergency measure to halt panic. Is this statement true or false?

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

02
True or false
1 point

By the late 1930s, the New Deal had ended the Great Depression and eliminated high unemployment. Is this statement true or false?

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

03
Choose one
1 point

Which New Deal agency supported state relief efforts for people in need?

  1. A

    Federal Emergency Relief Administration

  2. B

    Securities and Exchange Commission

  3. C

    Tennessee Valley Authority

  4. D

    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

04
Choose one
1 point

Which New Deal agency regulated securities markets?

  1. A

    Civilian Conservation Corps

  2. B

    Securities and Exchange Commission

  3. C

    Agricultural Adjustment Administration

  4. D

    Works Progress Administration

05
Fill in the blank
1 point

The sought to raise farm prices by limiting production.

06
Written response
1 point

In what year did the Fair Labor Standards Act establish federal minimum-wage and maximum-hours rules for covered workers?

07
Choose one
1 point

A regional development plan combines dam construction with bringing electricity to rural communities in the South. Which New Deal agency best matches this work?

  1. A

    The Tennessee Valley Authority

  2. B

    The Federal Emergency Relief Administration

  3. C

    The Securities and Exchange Commission

  4. D

    The Civilian Conservation Corps

08
Fill in the blank
1 point

The insured bank deposits, helping restore public confidence in banks.

09
Choose all
1 point

Select all the New Deal measures that are examples of reform: changes intended to make the economy more secure and prevent future crises.

  1. A

    Securities and Exchange Commission regulation of securities markets

  2. B

    Civilian Conservation Corps conservation jobs

  3. C

    National Labor Relations Act protections for organizing and collective bargaining

  4. D

    Fair Labor Standards Act minimum-wage and maximum-hours rules for covered workers

10
True or false
1 point

Under the original Social Security Act, monthly old-age retirement payments were scheduled to begin in 1942, so they were not intended as immediate Depression relief. Is this statement true or false?

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

11
Written response
1 point

Which New Deal agency hired people for public construction as well as projects in the arts and humanities?

12
Choose all
1 point

Select all the occupational groups identified as being excluded from some major labor and Social Security provisions.

  1. A

    Agricultural workers

  2. B

    Securities traders

  3. C

    Domestic workers

  4. D

    Conservation workers

13
Open ended
1 point

Explain how the New Deal changed the federal government’s role in American life, and describe two important limits of its effects.

14
Choose one
1 point

What did the economic downturn of 1937–1938 reveal about the recovery from the Great Depression?

  1. A

    It showed that the FDIC had stopped insuring deposits.

  2. B

    It showed that the recovery remained fragile.

  3. C

    It demonstrated that the AAA had ended farm production.

  4. D

    It marked the beginning of Social Security retirement payments.

15
Choose one
1 point

A relief program employs young men to carry out conservation projects. Which New Deal agency best fits this description?

  1. A

    The Works Progress Administration

  2. B

    The Civilian Conservation Corps

  3. C

    The Securities and Exchange Commission

  4. D

    The Agricultural Adjustment Administration

16
Written response
1 point

In what year was the National Labor Relations Act, also called the Wagner Act, enacted?

17
Choose one
1 point

Which New Deal agency insured bank deposits to help restore public confidence?

  1. A

    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

  2. B

    Tennessee Valley Authority

  3. C

    Securities and Exchange Commission

  4. D

    Works Progress Administration

18
Choose one
1 point

The Tennessee Valley Authority built dams and power facilities and brought electricity to parts of the rural South. Which New Deal aim best describes these activities?

  1. A

    Recovery, because it aimed to stimulate economic activity through regional development and electricity.

  2. B

    Relief, because its main purpose was direct emergency payments to unemployed families.

  3. C

    Reform, because it regulated securities markets to prevent financial abuses.

  4. D

    Relief, because it provided federal old-age benefits.

19
Written response
1 point

What 1935 federal law established old-age benefits and a federal-state unemployment insurance system?

20
Choose one
1 point

Which example best explains how New Deal protections could expand federal support while still reinforcing existing inequalities?

  1. A

    New Deal programs barred African Americans from every job they offered.

  2. B

    The federal government ended discrimination in relief administration.

  3. C

    Most New Deal provisions were designed only for agricultural workers.

  4. D

    Some exclusions from labor and Social Security protections left many workers in occupations common among Black workers without those protections.