Chapter 22

Quiz for Document 22-6: Martha Gellhorn, Field Report to Harry Hopkins (1934)

Reader Quiz

Chapter 22f

true

Select the best answer for each question. Click the “submit” button for each question to turn in your work. Click the "Previous" button to navigate back if you need to view the textbook.

Question 1

According to Martha Gellhorn, what is one of the main challenges that the government faces during the New Deal era?A. The “Red Menace”
B. A lazy and uneducated workforce
C. The Dust Bowl
D. The lack of adequate healthcare for the poor

Question 2

What, according to Gellhorn, is the only source of hope for the desperately poor whom she visited in North Carolina?A. Belief in President Roosevelt
B. Faith in democracy
C. Labor union activism
D. Religious conviction

Question 3

What does Gellhorn mean by the term “The Red Menace?”A. Cherokee uprisings
B. Communist threats
C. Disease outbreaks
D. Mining disasters

Question 4

According to Gellhorn, how might government inaction in the face of an emergency among the desperately poor affect the future of the nation?A. An entire segment of society will be utterly debilitated by disease and ignorance.
B. Federal debt will remain manageable, creating conditions for eventual recovery.
C. Inaction will eventually lead to a violent revolution.
D. Industry profits will be protected, leading to the creation of jobs for the poor.