(5 of 8)
37. Convicted of giving medical help to rebels in a country where he had spent almost half of his life giving med ical aid to the natives was this famous surgeon of:
1. Nepal.
2. China.
3. Burma.
4. Cuba.
5. Lobotomy.
38. This spiritual leader, who fled his capital ahead of invading Chinese Reds, is revered by millions as the:
1. Panchen Lama.
2. Pope of Afghanistan.
3. Grand Vizier of the Orient.
4. Living Mohammed.
5. Dalai Lama.
39. After three weeks of palaver at The Hague conference, Indonesians still clung to their demand that the Dutch cede them sovereignty over:
1. New Guinea.
2. West New Guinea.
3. Malaya.
4. Zuider Zee.
5. All Dutch properties in the Pacific.
The Hemisphere
40. Again the head of Brazil's government, legally elected this time, was ex-Dictator:
1. Christiano Machado.
2. Eduardo Gomes.
3. Juan Perdn.
4. Gonzalez Videla.
5. Getulio Vargas.
41. Before its currency was unpegged and allowed to seek its own level on the free market, U.S. speculators poured money into:
1. Canada.
2. Atlantis.
3. The Dominican Republic.
4. Argentina.
5. Chile.
42. To launch the Point Four pro gram there, the U.S. late in December laid out $800,000 to help increase the hydroelectric power in: 1. Colombia.
2. Brazil.
3. Argentina.
4. Hungary.
5. Cuba.
U. S. AFFAIRS
Congress and the President
43. Not long after the lame-duck 81st Congress limped back to Washington, the President sent a message asking for:
1. A declaration of war against Red China.
2. A day off.
3. Authority to defend Formosa at all costs.
4. An addition of almost $18 billion to the defense budget.
5. Authority to fight Red Russia alone in case the U. N. withdraws.
44. This acknowledged expert in labor relations, after being falsely accused of being a Communist, was confirmed by the Senate as:
1. Secretary of Labor.
2. Assistant Secretary of Defense.
3. Keeper of the Keys.
4. Director of Selective Service.
5. Treasurer of the United States.
45. The big draft issue centered on whether to conscript:
1. Doctors.
2. 18-year-olds.
3. Women.
4. Veterans World War II.
5. Men over 40
46. Making newspaper headlines wasd the Kefauver Committee, which was investigating:
1. The nation's birth rate.
2. Election frauds.
3. Communism.
4. Crime.
5. The monopoly in steel production.
47. In a final burst of legislative speed, the 81st Congress:
1. Approved statehood for Alaska.
2. Approved statehood for Hawaii.
3. Enacted a bill providing for universal military service.
4. Passed the $20 billion supplementary military appropriation.
5. Renewed the President's emergency powers for another year.
48. Just after the 82nd Congress opened, a coalition of Southerners and Republicans dealt the Administration a blow by:
1. Electing a Republican speaker of the House.
2. Restoring the Rules Committee to its old authority.
3. Voting to postpone confirmation of General Eisenhower's appointment.