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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) CIA.
(b) The President.
(c) The Board of Education.
(d) FBI.

2. What commonly happened to people found guilty?
(a) High praise.
(b) Relocation.
(c) Divorce.
(d) Loss of their job.

3. What does Wills describe as the resolution for the Great Depression?
(a) The Cold War.
(b) Foreign invasion.
(c) The McCarthy hearings.
(d) World War II.

4. Hellman's first published play was:
(a) The Autumn Garden.
(b) The Children's Hour.
(c) The Little Foxes.
(d) Toys in the Attic.

5. Why did Hellman go to Germany?
(a) To go to college.
(b) To find her family.
(c) To help clean up.
(d) To meet a celebrity.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When did Hellman begin writing in earnest?

4. Truman created the House Committee on _______ Activities.

5. Wills explains that the government had an urge to bring ______ propaganda in peace.

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