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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 was the Actors Union's response to The Cradle Will Rock?
(a) It stipulated only five of its members could perform in it.
(b) It barred actors from performing it onstage.
(c) It insisted the production go on as scheduled.
(d) It refused to intervene.

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

3. What was the occupational community of which Jimmy Partland was a part, that lent back and forth regularly?
(a) Auto workers.
(b) Jazz musicians.
(c) Writers.
(d) Corn growers.

4. What did Arthur Robinson do before entering the financial markets?
(a) He was a war correspondent.
(b) He was a tobacco picker.
(c) He was an actor.
(d) He was a school teacher.

5. What product did Benton manage after the Depression?
(a) Muzak.
(b) Volkswagen.
(c) Corn Flakes.
(d) The Boston Globe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who played the piano for opening night of The Cradle Will Rock?

2. What happened to Orrin Kelly after the incident with the Iowa judge?

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

4. What did Hiram Sherman do in The Cradle Will Rock?

5. What did many of Arthur Robinson's friends say was the only reason to have money?

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