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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. The House Committee was the age of "guilt by _____."
(a) Association
(b) Proof.
(c) Judgement.
(d) Opinion.

2. Hellman explains that, when it comes to a bad experience, what kind of person is she?
(a) She soon forgets everything.
(b) She forgives, but never forgets.
(c) She doesn't hold grudges.
(d) She carries it with her forever.

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

4. What did Norman Cousins say at the World Peace Conference?
(a) They needed to recruit more supporters.
(b) He admired their conviction.
(c) How wrong everyone was.
(d) The government didn't have time for them.

5. Why was Hammett sent to jail after testifying?
(a) He didn't name names.
(b) He was dishonest.
(c) He was hostile.
(d) He admitted being a terrorist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hellman's first published play was:

2. What did Hellman believe were McCarthy's real convictions?

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

4. Where did Whittaker Chambers hide the "state secrets"?

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

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