Quiz for Document 24.6: John Howard Lawson, Testimony before HUAC, 1947
Choose the best answer to each question.
1. On what grounds does John Howard Lawson refuse to answer the question of whether he is or was a member of the Communist Party of America?
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2. What can be implied about the role of Hollywood in American society during the 1940s and 1950s, based on the investigations and blacklisting of the Hollywood Ten?
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3. What can be said about American public opinion regarding the HUAC investigations based on the response to the chairman’s order to remove Lawson from the courtroom?
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4. What did Lawdon believe HUAC was trying to accomplish even more so than hunting down Communists within Hollywood?
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5. On what charges were Lawson and the other Hollywood Ten arrested?
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