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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Rauh tell Hellman not to worry about for her hearing?

2. How did Hellman tell Hammett about the subpoena?

3. How did Hellman stay in Rome?

4. If Hellman didn't heed the Committee's threats, what would happen to her?

5. What would Hellman refuse to do at her hearing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why could the proof against Alger Hiss be easily discredited?

2. Why did the government need to convince the public that the progressive man was immoral?

3. Was Hammett happy at the end of his life? Why or why not?

4. What affect were Hellman's financial troubles continuing to have while Hammett was in jail?

5. Why did Hellman go to London?

6. What was Leonard Bernstein's advice to Hellman about her testimony? Why didn't Hellman need to follow it?

7. How did Hellman attempt to gain the upper hand with the government? What was her letter trying to change?

8. Why did the Committee have to dismiss Hellman?

9. Why was Rauh able to enter Hellman's letter into evidence?

10. How did some radicals define McCarthyism justice?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Hellman's career surrounding these events. How does she succeed and fail? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Hellman refused to use articles that would aid her argument that she wasn't a Communist because she believed she would be reducing herself to McCarthy's level. Discuss Hellman's activities in terms of playing McCarthy's game, providing evidence from the book to support your statements.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how Hellman connects dots between events and attitudes during McCarthy and into the future. Make sure you cover the gravity she gives the McCarthy era, her perception of Americans, and her perception of the world.

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