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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. In school and work, Hellman saw herself as an _____ thinker.
(a) Independent.
(b) Average.
(c) Excessive.
(d) Inventive.

2. The second day Hellman shops in D.C., what does Hellman buy?
(a) A gun.
(b) An expensive dress.
(c) Nothing.
(d) New shoes.

3. If Hellman didn't heed the Committee's threats, what would happen to her?
(a) She'd go to jail.
(b) She'd lose her job.
(c) She'd be fined.
(d) She would be shunned.

4. Why was Gary Cooper unsure if he'd read a script with Communist propaganda?
(a) He didn't pay attention.
(b) He usually reads at night.
(c) He didn't understand Communism.
(d) He didn't read scripts.

5. In demonizing people, the government was looking to justify ______.
(a) War.
(b) Torture.
(c) Racism.
(d) Jokes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would Hellman do at her hearing?

2. Why did Stanley Isaacs lose an assistant?

3. What do people often and inaccurately accredit to McCarthy?

4. What happened in the meeting where the government demanded money from Hellman?

5. Why did Laughton contact Hoover about a wire he sent?

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