by Jacob Savage
Half of these quotes are taken from Arthur Schlesinger Jr.'s "The Crisis of the Old Order," about the Great Depression and the coming of the New Deal; the other half are taken from media sources during the last four years. All proper names and specific dates are underlined and have been replaced with their generic counterparts. A small portion of the text has been edited for concision and clarity, with any obvious anachronisms removed.
Your task is to decide what era and person each excerpt refers to: a) Herbert Hoover, Calvin Coolidge, Franklin Roosevelt, and the events of 1929-1933, or b) George W. Bush, John McCain, Barack Obama, and the events of the last four years.
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Peacenik was caffinating the cobwebs from Peacenik's mind when Peacenik came across this quizz. Are we in a depression? What metrics would you use to decide? Peacenik took the quizz. Peacenik had fun. Peacenik is posting from a new location on a new computer. This is a test.
