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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 37 through 50.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How soon did Hellman experience literary success?
(a) After her first play.
(b) After several plays.
(c) After she died.
(d) After her McCarthy controversy.

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

4. Why was Wallace not elected in 1948?
(a) Truman was a more appealing person.
(b) Communists worked on his campaign.
(c) He was a weak candidate.
(d) He didn't have money for a campaign.

5. When did America first see Russia as a threat?
(a) When they sent threats to America.
(b) When they acted aggressively towards Western Europe.
(c) When they became Communist.
(d) When their economy improved.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Hellman go to Germany?

2. Who joined the House Committee program soon after it started.

3. How did Hollywoodites maintain their innocence?

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

5. What does Wills describe as the resolution for the Great Depression?

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