QUESTION 1 Published in 1962, this book by Michael Harrington focused attention on the problem of poverty in the United States: a.The Affluent Society b.How the Other Half Lives c.The Lonely Crowd d.The Other Americans QUESTION 2 The “Hollywood Ten” received jail sentences for refusing to cooperate during the anticommunist investigation hearings conducted by the Warren Commission.  True  False QUESTION 3 The Supreme Court decision in Griswold vs. Connecticut established the constitutional “right to privacy.”  True  False QUESTION 4 Young Americans for Freedom was a conservative youth organization founded in 1960.  True  False QUESTION 5 Which of the following events did NOT take place in 1968? a.Nixon’s historic trip to China to improve Sino-American relations b.the Tet offensive c.the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy d.the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. QUESTION 6 In the 1952 presidential election, the first campaign to make use of television advertisements, Adlai Stevenson defeated Dwight Eisenhower.  True  False QUESTION 7 In 1950, ninety percent (90%) of American households had at least one television set.  True  False QUESTION 8 Which of the following writers was associated with the Beat movement of the 1950s? a.Jack Kerouac b.John Kenneth Galbraith c.William H. Whyte d.Mickey Spillane ...

1. QUESTION 1
Published in 1962, this book by Michael Harrington focused
attention on the problem of poverty in the United States:
a.The Affluent Society
b.How the Other Half Lives
c.The Lonely Crowd
d.The Other Americans
QUESTION 2
The “Hollywood Ten” received jail sentences for refusing to
cooperate during the anticommunist investigation hearings
conducted by the Warren Commission.
True
False
QUESTION 3
The Supreme Court decision in Griswold vs. Connecticut
established the constitutional “right to privacy.”
True
False
QUESTION 4
Young Americans for Freedom was a conservative youth
organization founded in 1960.
True
False
QUESTION 5
Which of the following events did NOT take place in 1968?
a.Nixon’s historic trip to China to improve Sino-American
relations
b.the Tet offensive
c.the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
d.the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

2. QUESTION 6
In the 1952 presidential election, the first campaign to make use
of television advertisements, Adlai Stevenson defeated Dwight
Eisenhower.
True
False
QUESTION 7
In 1950, ninety percent (90%) of American households had at
least one television set.
True
False
QUESTION 8
Which of the following writers was associated with the Beat
movement of the 1950s?
a.Jack Kerouac
b.John Kenneth Galbraith
c.William H. Whyte
d.Mickey Spillane