Scoundrel Time Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Scoundrel Time Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did America first see Russia as a threat?
(a) When they sent threats to America.
(b) When they acted aggressively towards Western Europe.
(c) When they became Communist.
(d) When their economy improved.

2. Hellman's first published play was:
(a) The Children's Hour.
(b) Toys in the Attic.
(c) The Little Foxes.
(d) The Autumn Garden.

3. What did Norman Cousins say at the World Peace Conference?
(a) How wrong everyone was.
(b) The government didn't have time for them.
(c) He admired their conviction.
(d) They needed to recruit more supporters.

4. Wills believes America needed what to start a new war?
(a) An enemy.
(b) More money.
(c) More weapons.
(d) A stronger president.

5. Why was Hellman in a good position for her testimony?
(a) No one testified against her.
(b) She was good at persuasion.
(c) The panel didn't see her as a threat.
(d) She didn't know much about others' activities.

6. Who would be listed on the Blacklist?d
(a) Former government officials.
(b) People suspected of disloyalty.
(c) Immigrants.
(d) Women.

7. What was Hammett's prediction for the outcome of Hellman's testimony?
(a) A clean record.
(b) Longer jail time.
(c) An award.
(d) Expulsion from California.

8. What did Hellman believe were McCarthy's real convictions?
(a) He didn't believe his own preaching.
(b) He wanted to promote art.
(c) He didn't want to go to war.
(d) He wanted money.

9. Rauh found articles with Communist sources ______ Hellman's work.
(a) Criticizing.
(b) Citing.
(c) Praising.
(d) Plagiarizing.

10. Where did Whittaker Chambers hide the "state secrets"?
(a) A carved out pumpkin.
(b) His son's toy chest.
(c) A deserted lot.
(d) His house.

11. Wills explains that the government had an urge to bring ______ propaganda in peace.
(a) Peace.
(b) War.
(c) Fear.
(d) Financial.

12. What do people often and inaccurately accredit to McCarthy?
(a) The Blacklist.
(b) Truman's election.
(c) A major terrorist attack.
(d) The Watergate Scandal.

13. Hellman attributes _______ to the Russian Revolution.
(a) Thr Iraq War.
(b) World War II.
(c) World War I.
(d) McCarthyism.

14. What did people believe The House Committee violated?
(a) The First Amendment.
(b) Civil rights
(c) Zoning codes.
(d) The Declaration of Independence.

15. What did Hellman believe was a common right among men and the reason she accepted the Communist Party?
(a) The right to vote.
(b) The right to one's own feelings.
(c) The right to overthrow a government.
(d) The right to bear arms.

Short Answer Questions

1. For Hellman to travel, what did she need?

2. Why did Stanley Isaacs lose an assistant?

3. Wills believes America's feeling of _______ made them want to find more war.

4. What happened at Odets' testimony?

5. How soon did Hellman experience literary success?

(see the answer keys)

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