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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 95 through 130.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Abe Fortas expressed that he wanted what to happen at a hearing?
(a) Someone to cause a scene.
(b) Someone to assassinate McCarthy.
(c) Someone to reveal a secret.
(d) Someone to take a moral stand.

2. What was the last straw for America to acknowledge the "Red threat"?
(a) Hitler.
(b) World War II.
(c) The Chinese Revolution.
(d) The Russian Revolution.

3. What did Harry do before his hearing?
(a) Cried.
(b) Went on vacation.
(c) Memorized his answers.
(d) Got drunk.

4. How did the panel members react to Hellman's answers?
(a) They tried to disprove her answers.
(b) They were annoyed.
(c) They were impressed.
(d) They tried to twist her words.

5. What happened to Hellman's reputation after her hearing?
(a) She is labeled as untalented.
(b) It gets permanently tainted.
(c) People forget about her.
(d) She becomes more popular.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Hellman begin writing in earnest?

2. What did Blitzstein want Hellman to do at the "Regina" premier?

3. What did Hellman tell Shipley about the friendly witnesses?

4. The wife of Hellman's D.C. cab driver was going to have an operation for ______ cancer.

5. Until Hammett got arrested, Hellman didn't realize the dangers of:

(see the answer key)

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