Banning of the Communist Party in World War II - Document 2
	Study the following document and then try the quiz below (Document 2- 'A Prime Minister and his People' - P/R.027 Grace Bardsby Sept 1942)
	Quiz - Document 2 1) This letter was written by One answer only.    the Prime Minister    a journalist    a priest    an ordinary citizen 2) With reference to the ban on the Communist Party, the writer says One answer only.    that the ban should be lifted    that the ban should stay in place    that Australia and India are the only democracies where the Party is banned    that the ban should be lifted until the end of the war 3) The writer suggests that the government has made a mistake by One answer only.    the continued retention of Communists in high office    the continued retention of appointees of the previous government in high office    lifting the ban on the Communist Party    none of the above 4) The writer describes the Communist Party as One answer only.    inefficient and profit grabbing    having doubtful patriotism    a virile working class War Party    a right wing Fascist pressure group 5) According to the writer, the workers view the ban on the Communist Party as One answer only.    an insult to Australia's Communist ally, the Soviet Union    an insult to Australia's Fascist ally, the Soviet Union    a warning that the Communist Party in India will also soon be banned.    a warning to other parties about what can happen in war time 6) The writer claims that our democracy is One answer only.    the only one in the world where the Communist Party is banned    the only one in the world that hasn’t banned the Communist Party    actually dead    under attack by right wing fascists 7) Because the Communist Party was still banned when Miss Bardsby wrote her letter, she would not have been able to write as a member of the Party. However, what evidence is there that she is pro-Communist? One answer only.    She expresses strong criticism of the previous government describing it as ‘profit-grabbing’.    She suggests that continuance of the ban on the Communist Party is the result of right wing, fascist pressure on the current government.    She believes that in all the Fascist countries, Communists are being persecuted as Fascism's deadliest ememies.    All of the above This test has been created using the CASTLE Toolkit   Return to 'Banning of the Communist Party in World War II' - Follow-up Research