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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5: The Fine and Lively Arts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Aaron Barkham informs the reader of what strange practice of certain clans within the Appalachian Ku Klux Klan?
(a) They had black members.
(b) They were entirely composed of women.
(c) They spoke Gaelic to each other.
(d) They had bake sales.

2. Who played the piano for opening night of The Cradle Will Rock?
(a) John Houseman.
(b) Hiram Sherman.
(c) George Gershwin.
(d) Marc Blitzstein.

3. What is the name of the sketch programs Neil Schaffner performed in troupes across the country?
(a) Repertoire.
(b) Penny entertainments.
(c) Acts.
(d) Country-stories.

4. As described in The Farmer Is the Man, how did a mob respond to a judge who was foreclosing on homes in Iowa?
(a) They tarred and feathered him.
(b) They lobbied to have him removed.
(c) They burned down his house.
(d) They lynched him.

5. According to Dr. David J. Rossman, what did psychoanalysis not acknowledge regarding patient distress in the 1930's?
(a) Parental fixations.
(b) Schizophrenia.
(c) External stimuli.
(d) Anxiety attacks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What legendary artist of the twentieth century directed The Cradle Will Rock?

2. In Man and Boy, what does Clifford Burke credit with black men's survival in the Depression?

3. What metaphor does Arthur Robinson use to describe Wall Street in the 1920's?

4. What did Hiram Sherman do in The Cradle Will Rock?

5. What public figure publicly raved about Jack Kirkland's play?

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