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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. How did the Committee respond to Hellman's letter?
(a) They accepted.
(b) They never responded.
(c) They gave her a rain check.
(d) They refused.

2. Why did Hellman go to Rauh's office before her hearing?
(a) To pay him.
(b) To go over her answers.
(c) So they could arrive together.
(d) To tell him her new plan.

3. What was a topic Hellman and Hammett rarely discussed?
(a) Literature.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Other people.
(d) Politics.

4. How did the government react to the phrase "premature anti-fascist"?
(a) They subpeonad more people.
(b) They were unsure how to respond.
(c) They assassinated the person who sent it.
(d) They got angry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Hellman feel after Roosevelt's election?

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

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

4. Because of Hellman's money problem, she was afraid she would have to sell her ______.

5. Hammett compared his time in jail to ______.

(see the answer key)

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