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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. What popular American novel did Jack Kirkland adapt into a successful play?
(a) Of Mice and Men.
(b) Tender is the Night.
(c) The Jungle.
(d) Tobacco Road.

2. According to Buddy Blankenship in Sixteen Ton, what was the state of coal miners before the Depression?
(a) Moderately well-to-do.
(b) A normal middle-class community.
(c) Absurdly prosperous.
(d) The same as during the Depression.

3. What two roles did Henry Wallace play in the Roosevelt administration?
(a) Secretary of the Interior and English Ambassador.
(b) Secretary of Commerce and Attorney General.
(c) Secretary of Agriculture and Vice President.
(d) Secretary of Transportation and Chief of Staff.

4. What did Hiram Sherman do in The Cradle Will Rock?
(a) He was an actor.
(b) He directed it.
(c) He wrote it.
(d) He was a stagehand.

5. What metaphor does Arthur Robinson use to describe Wall Street in the 1920's?
(a) A private club.
(b) A Roman orgy.
(c) A candy store.
(d) A rigged casino.

Short Answer Questions

1. What safety practice do coal companies refuse to implement for fear of slowing production in the 1930's?

2. Why was Hiram Sherman removed from Equity leadership?

3. Where did Arthur Robinson keep thousands of dollars during the bank holiday?

4. What is the name of the sketch programs Neil Schaffner performed in troupes across the country?

5. In 1930's Appalachia, what does the KKK assist in setting up?

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