Crucible Prep Quiz

What was the name of the junior senator who ran the HUAC hearings?

• O'Brien

• Kennedy

• McGovern

• McCarthy

What state was Senator McCarthy from?

• Illinois

• Ohio

• Michigan

• Wisconsin

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Where did McCarthy deliver his news-making speech about communists in the government?

• Wheeling, West Virginia

• Akron, Ohio

• Appleton, Wisconsin

• Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Senator McCarthy said he had a list of 205 communists that had infiltrated the ______________________.

• Justice Department

• State Department

• Treasury

• White House

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In the U.S., there were no real fears about communism in the 1950s.

• True

• False

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During the Red Scare, HUAC stood for

• Humans United Against Communism

• House Un-American Activities Committee

• House Under American Communism

• Humans United Against Corruption

Those accused of being communists included:

• Arthur Miller

• Paul Robeson

• Aaron Copland

• All of the above

_____________ is an extended metaphor that tells a story, and carries both literal and figurative meanings.

• Anagram

• Allegory

• Personification

• Simile

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Arthur Miller was found to be in contempt of Congress because:

• he called McCarthy a bad name.

• didn't show up for his hearing

• refused to give names to the committee

• pleaded the fifth with each question he was asked

In _____________, Dr. Seuss used allegory to explore environmentalism.

• "The Cat and the Hat"

• "The Lorax"

• "Green Eggs and Ham"

• "The Sneetches"