Q.1
Anti-Communist investigators drew up "blacklists" of suspects, including one of 300 people in the entertainment industry. In which part of the industry were they said to be working?
  • Jazz
  • Popular music
  • Films
  • Stand-up Comedy
Q.2
Which US body condemned McCarthy by 65 votes to 22 in 1954?
  • The Supreme Court
  • The House of Representatives
  • The Senate
  • The National Security Panel
Q.3
McCarthy launched his career as a "Red-baiter" in February 1950, when he alleged in a speech that there were no less than 205 communists in one of the Federal Government's departments. Which department was this?
  • The Treasury
  • The Pentagon/Department of Defence
  • The State Department (the US Foreign Office)
  • The Central Intelligence Agency
Q.4
McCarthy used a pre-existing committee of the House of Representatives to question those who fell under his suspicion. What was this committee called?
  • The House Committee of Public Safety
  • The House Un-American Activities Committee
  • The House Foreign Relations Committee
  • The House National Defence Committee
Q.5
The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation was an enthusiastic supporter of McCarthy's work. What was his name?
  • J. Edgar Hoover
  • Joseph Kennedy
  • Norman Cohn
  • Henry Morgenthau
Q.6
What do the following people all have in common? Alger Hiss, Julius Rosenberg, Ethel Rosenberg, Klaus Fuchs.
  • They had all been involved as scientists developing the US Atomic bomb in the "Manhattan Project"
  • They had all been members of the US Communist Party
  • They had all been called before McCarthy's investigating committee
  • They had all been convicted of spying for the Soviet Union
Q.7
For which US state was McCarthy a Republican senator?
  • Ohio
  • Nebraska
  • Wisconsin
  • Maine
Q.8
Further damage was done to McCarthy when he presided over a televised inquisition of a much respected American institution. The result was widely regarded as inconclusive. Which institution was this?
  • The US Navy
  • The US Marine Corps
  • The US Army
  • The Episcopal Church
Q.9
Those called before the Committee were asked the following question: "Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party of the United States?" What nickname was given to this question?
  • The Killer Question
  • The 64 Dollar Question
  • The Number One Question
  • The Great Question
Q.10
Which of the following US politicians had their careers launched by assisting McCarthy in his enquiries?
  • Richard Nixon
  • Ronald Reagan
  • Edward (Ted) Kennedy
  • Barry Goldwater
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