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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 51 through 82.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Hammett's role in the Civil Rights Congress?
(a) Hammett served as vice president.
(b) Hammett served as a trustee.
(c) Hammett served as a co-founder.
(d) Hammett served as an honorary member.

2. Why didn't Hellman use the articles Rauh found?
(a) She would reduce herself.
(b) They weren't strong enough.
(c) They would hurt her chances.
(d) The Committee wouldn't allow it.

3. Abe Fortas expressed that he wanted what to happen at a hearing?
(a) Someone to assassinate McCarthy.
(b) Someone to cause a scene.
(c) Someone to reveal a secret.
(d) Someone to take a moral stand.

4. What did Hellman believe was a common right among men and the reason she accepted the Communist Party?
(a) The right to bear arms.
(b) The right to overthrow a government.
(c) The right to one's own feelings.
(d) The right to vote.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During the McCarthy hearings, who were most of the studio heads?

2. Why did Hellman go to Germany?

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

4. When Hellman got subpoenaed, she felt _______ at first.

5. Why was Hellman in a good position for her testimony?

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