Answer:
1. The song lyric written at the beginning of the article was included to…
a. Give the reader an idea of what it was like to live during colonial times.
b. Allow the reader to see the desperation felt throughout the country during the depression.
c. Inform the reader of the cause of the depression.
d. Show the reader how the New Deal brought change.
2. Herbert Hoover’s prediction could best be described as…
a. Prophetic, because it came true.
b. True, because it happened, just not in the time that he thought it would.
c. False, because it took longer to happen than he originally thought.
d. Ironic, because the exact opposite happened.
3. According to the 2nd paragraph, the American economy could best be compared to…
a. A train that crashed.
b. A bubble that busted.
c. A fire that continued to grow.
d. An ocean wave that swallowed a boat.
4. According to the third paragraph, one cause of the Great Depression was…
a. Wealth Inequality.
b. The Dust Bowl
c. Reliance on credit
d. Tariffs on foreign imports.
5. According to the last paragraph, Hoover played what role in the depression?
a. He gave too many government handouts that caused workers to get lazy.
b. He wasted taxpayer dollars on the government bailout of big businesses.
c. He did nothing, thinking it would fix itself.
d. He only cared about the poor and middle incomes, and the upper class were suffering and did not
have enough money to create more jobs.
Explanation: not 100% sure