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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: The Red Scare.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Just under how many years after the first Red Scare in America did the second Red Scare take place?
(a) 70.
(b) 30.
(c) 20.
(d) 50.

2. The group referred to as the "suffrage pilgrims" (45) stopped by the home of new president Woodrow Wilson, who lived in what state?
(a) Pennsylvania.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) Maryland.
(d) New York.

3. The women in the group called the "suffrage pilgrims" (41) began their long journey in what American city?
(a) Oakland.
(b) Boston.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) New York City.

4. The House Un-American Activities Committee searched for communists who had infiltrated which industry?
(a) Film.
(b) Banking.
(c) Steelworking.
(d) Gold mining.

5. Which type of official first presented Congress "with a constitutional amendment granting women the right to vote" (36) in 1878?
(a) A secretary of state.
(b) A senator.
(c) A vice-president.
(d) An attorney general.

Short Answer Questions

1. On January 2, 1920, Palmer authorized raids all of the country, resulting in how many thousands of arrests?

2. What did the Washington, D.C. police do when "many of the marchers were grabbed, shoved, and knocked down" (46) during Alice Paul's suffrage parade?

3. Which black author wrote about the symbolism of the Northern United States in the early twentieth century?

4. On what date did President Woodrow Wilson take action in regard to the Washington, D.C. race riots described in Chapter 3: The Red Summer?

5. How many people participated in the march for women's suffrage in Washington, D.C. in 1913?

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