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Quiz for The Abrams Case and the Red Scare

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Choose the best answer to each question.

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1. With which of the following statements would Mollie Steimer disagree (see Document 21.5)?

The government is best which governs not at all.

Competition fuels economies and leads to success.

Workers should revolt against the system that has enslaved them.

Education, not money, should be the ultimate goal of the populace.

Correct: The answer is b. Steimer would disagree with competition leading to success. This statement is more aligned with capitalism.

Incorrect: The answer is b. Steimer would disagree with competition leading to success. This statement is more aligned with capitalism.

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2. What did the Frayhayt pamphlet (Document 21.6) claim was the aim of America?

To return to Tsarist Russia

To support the Bolsheviks

To destroy the Russian Revolution

To overturn the Czecho-Slovaks government

Correct: The answer is c. The pamphlet claimed that the aim of America was the destruction of the Russian Revolution.

Incorrect: The answer is c. The pamphlet claimed that the aim of America was the destruction of the Russian Revolution.

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3. What did Oliver Wendell Holmes view as the utility of free speech (see Document 21.7)?

It creates a marketplace of ideas where competition leads to truth.

It allows citizens to express their thoughts and feelings without fear.

It fosters loyalty to the system that allowed such a freedom.

It promotes a dialogue that leads to uniform thinking.

Correct: The answer is a. Holmes viewed free speech as a marketplace of ideas where competition leads to truth.

Incorrect: The answer is a. Holmes viewed free speech as a marketplace of ideas where competition leads to truth.

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4. What two social interests should be balanced in determining whether speech is classified as lawful or unlawful according to Zechariah Chafee Jr. (see Document 21.8)?

The wartime effort and protection at home

Public safety and the search for truth

Imminent violence and civilized debate

A well informed populace and strong centralized government

Correct: The answer is b. In determining whether speech is lawful or unlawful, a balance must be struck between ensuring public safety and the search for truth.

Incorrect: The answer is b. In determining whether speech is lawful or unlawful, a balance must be struck between ensuring public safety and the search for truth.

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5. Who did Billy Ireland (Document 21.9) and A. Mitchell Palmer (Document 21.10) blame for the spread of extremist ideas?

Russian writers

American citizens who did not speak out against extremists

Criminals who were a degenerate factor in society

Radical aliens who wanted to overthrow the government

Correct: The answer is d. In both documents, aliens/immigrants are viewed as those responsible for spreading ideas to overthrow the government.

Incorrect: The answer is d. In both documents, aliens/immigrants are viewed as those responsible for spreading ideas to overthrow the government.