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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. Why couldn't Fortas defend Hellman?
(a) He didn't know how.
(b) He was too busy.
(c) He didn't agree with her.
(d) His other client could hurt her stance.

2. Hellman's letter was considered part of ______.
(a) Hellman's dillusions.
(b) Her record.
(c) History.
(d) Communist propoganda.

3. What promise did Odets make to Hellman?
(a) He would support her.
(b) He would take care of her farm.
(c) He would find her family.
(d) He would post her bail.

4. How did Hellman feel after Roosevelt's election?
(a) Cautious.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Hopeful.
(d) Resentful.

5. The first day Hellman shops in D.C., what was she afraid of?
(a) Spending money.
(b) Being noticed.
(c) Buying the wrong outfit.
(d) Being killed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hellman admire about the radicals?

2. When did Hellman begin writing in earnest?

3. Why did Stanley Isaacs lose an assistant?

4. During the McCarthy hearings, who were most of the studio heads?

5. Why was Gary Cooper unsure if he'd read a script with Communist propaganda?

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