First Fireside Chat True or False

1.	When FDR starts his speech with "My friends" (1), to whom is he referring? -> Congress True False
2.	FDR begins his speech with: "I want to tell you what has been done in the last few days, and why it was done, and what the next steps are going to be" (3). What would be the best word to describe FDR's strategy here? -> Confusing True False
3.	Why was the bank holiday a "great inconvenience" (23) for the American people? -> Bank employees didn't deserve holidays, according to the public True False
4.	Who are "hoarders" that FDR refers to when he says "Let me make it clear to you that the banks will take care of all needs, except, of course, the hysterical demands of hoarders" (45)? -> People who withdraw all their money and keep it hidden at home True False
5.	Complete this famous line from "First Fireside Chat": "Let us unite in banishing _____" (71). -> terror True False

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