24. Document Project 24: McCarthyism and the Hollywood Ten

Quiz for Document 24.5 Ronald Reagan, Testimony before HUAC, 1947

Quiz for Document 24.5: Ronald Reagan, Testimony before HUAC, 1947

Choose the best answer to each question.

1. How does Ronald Reagan feel about the idea of banning the Communist Party from existence?

He supports the idea.

He does not think it is necessary.

He is opposed on the basis of democracy.

He thinks it would benefit society.

2. Based on his language, what does Reagan feel is a critical responsibility of Americans, whether members of the Screen Actors Guild or not?

Informed voting

Higher education

Elected office

Anticommunism

3. Under what condition does Reagan condone the punishment of Communists within the United States?

War with Russia

Espionage charges

Instigating strikes

Running for president

4. How does Reagan feel about the level of Communist influence in Hollywood in 1947?

He does not think they are influential at all.

He believes that they have infiltrated several movies.

He is concerned about the number of Communists within.

He argues that Communists dominate movie audiences.

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