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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. What did Hellman believe caused people to join the Communist Party after the depression?
(a) Manipulation.
(b) Boredom.
(c) Social unrest.
(d) Fear.

2. Wills sees institutions like the House Committee as what?
(a) Ocurring once a century.
(b) One of a kind.
(c) Occuring in every administration.
(d) Common practice.

3. Wills explains that the government had an urge to bring ______ propaganda in peace.
(a) Peace.
(b) Financial.
(c) Fear.
(d) War.

4. What is Dashiell Hammett's job?
(a) He was unemployed
(b) He was an actor.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Writer.

5. After Hellman learned some German, what did she realize about her peers?
(a) There were a lot of anti-Semitic conversations.
(b) They were all trying to come to America.
(c) They thought they won the war.
(d) They all hated her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Until Hammett got arrested, Hellman didn't realize the dangers of:

2. In school and work, Hellman saw herself as an _____ thinker.

3. What was Hellman's "sin" after gaining literary success?

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

5. In Hellman's memory, what was McCarthy doing for most of the hearings?

(see the answer key)

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