The MPAA Complied with HUAC for All of the Following

question 44

Multiple Choice

The MPAA complied with HUAC for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

• A) to break the momentum of the union-guild movement in the midst of the shift to the contract system.
• B) because of public relations concerns that the mass audience would boycott films based on the assumption that they were Communist propaganda.
• C) to regain leverage over the careers of the talent.
• D) to comply with a Supreme Court order tied to the Paramount decision.

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