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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. At the height of Senator Joseph McCarthy's popularity, what percentage of the US population "believed he was doing an outstanding job of rooting out secret Communists" (107)?
(a) 70.
(b) 90.
(c) 50.
(d) 30.

2. In what year was the 15th Amendment ratified, granting black men the right to vote?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1910.
(c) 1870.
(d) 1890.

3. At what kind of location was a meeting of the Progressive Farmers and Household Union of America held on September 30, 1919?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) A private home.
(c) A town hall.
(d) A church.

4. What kind of establishment did Martin Clougherty own in the North End of Boston?
(a) A bank.
(b) A bar.
(c) A coffee shop.
(d) A blacksmith.

5. How many of Socialist Party members did the New York legislature expel "even though they had been freely elected" (102)?
(a) 12.
(b) 5.
(c) 18.
(d) 43.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many individuals did Ogden find criminally liable for the tragic events of the Great Molasses Flood?

2. How many feet high was the container that held the raw molasses involved in the Great Molasses Flood?

3. The women in the group called the "suffrage pilgrims" (41) began their long journey in what American city?

4. The politician who held up a blank sheet of paper during a speech claimed that it contained the names of how many Communist members of the US State Department?

5. How many black people were arrested in the melee termed the Elaine Massacre?

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