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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What made Hellman a target for suspicion by the Committee?
(a) She supported Wallace.
(b) Her general attitude towards police.
(c) Her suspicious trips abroad.
(d) Her parent's politics.

2. What did people believe The House Committee violated?
(a) The First Amendment.
(b) Civil rights
(c) Zoning codes.
(d) The Declaration of Independence.

3. After the war, what governmental entity wanted to keep up their power?
(a) CIA.
(b) FBI.
(c) The President.
(d) The Board of Education.

4. With the House, how were people's loyalties originally tested?
(a) Drawn out interrogation.
(b) Mind games.
(c) Litmus test.
(d) Physical abuse.

5. Before Hellman's politics developed, what did she miss?
(a) A Communist uprising.
(b) The development of the Communist Party.
(c) A cultural revolution.
(d) The first round of Hollywood investigations.

Short Answer Questions

1. Wills believes America's feeling of _______ made them want to find more war.

2. Wills describes the Cold War as a war of _______.

3. Wills believes America needed what to start a new war?

4. Wills sees institutions like the House Committee as what?

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

(see the answer key)

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