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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. Who joined the House Committee program soon after it started.
(a) Wallace.
(b) McCarthy.
(c) Truman.
(d) Hoover.

2. What was fortunate about Hellman's first marriage?
(a) He had a job.
(b) He was never home.
(c) He supported her writing.
(d) He was loving.

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

4. Wills sees the Cold War offensive as an ______ to the threat of the enemy.
(a) Insufficient.
(b) Unequal.
(c) Accurate.
(d) Mimicking.

5. Why didn't Hellman sign the letter Harry Cohn required her to?
(a) She couldn't understand it.
(b) Rauh advised her not to.
(c) It was a trap.
(d) It was ridiculous.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Wills describes the Cold War as a war of _______.

3. Who would be listed on the Blacklist?d

4. What did Hellman believe was a common right among men and the reason she accepted the Communist Party?

5. What promise did Odets make to Hellman?

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