Liberal Fascism - Chapter Six
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A 10-question quiz on Chapter Six of Liberal Fascism by Jonah Goldberg, entitled "From Kennedy’s Myth to Johnson’s Dream: Liberal Fascism and the Cult of the State".
- 1.What is Goldberg's conclusion about the conventional American political narrative that has conservatives trying to shrink the size of government and liberals trying to expand it?
- A.
It is true because there is much evidence for it.
- B.
It is false because neither Reagan nor the Bushes decreased the size of government.
- C.
It is false because liberals are really fascists, not liberals.
- D.
It is a superficial stand-in for arguments about the role of government.
- 2.What was the chief difficulty in constructing the myth of JFK?
- A.
The fact that he was killed by a Communist.
- B.
The fact that he didn't write his own books.
- C.
The fact that he was a faithless philanderer.
- D.
The fact that he was a strong supporter of military spending.
- 3.How many crises did the Kennedy administration face in its first eight months?
- A.
One
- B.
Two
- C.
Four
- D.
Sixteen
- 4.What caused a permanent schism on the American Right?
- A.
The appointment of liberal Supreme Court justices by Republican presidents.
- B.
The decision of Republican moderates to support the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
- C.
The decision of foreign policy hawks to support a large national security state.
- D.
The decision of the Republican National Convention to nominate Barry Goldwater for president.
- 5.What freed the progressive movement from its dependence upon war or economic crisis?
- A.
The Vietnam War.
- B.
The 1960s.
- C.
The civil rights movement.
- D.
The martyrdom of JFK.
- 6.The most important legacy of the 1960s is liberal ______.
- 7.What date does Goldberg suggest as a specific starting date for the Progressive race for the Great Society?
- A.
1794
- B.
1888
- C.
1933
- D.
1965
- 8.What was not a "right" listed in FDR's Second Bill of Rights?
- A.
A just equality
- B.
A decent home
- C.
A good education
- D.
A useful and remunerative job
- 9.What replaced religion for American progressives at the dawn of the 1950s?
- A.
Action
- B.
Secular humanism
- C.
Psychology
- D.
Biology
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