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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. The House Committee was originally intended to test the loyalty of ______.
(a) United States citizens.
(b) Federal workers.
(c) Writers.
(d) Soldiers.

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

3. While meeting with Mrs. Shipley, whose photo did Hellman see in her file?
(a) Hammett.
(b) Charlie Chaplin.
(c) Her own.
(d) McCarthy.

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

5. What was Hellman's "sin" after gaining literary success?
(a) Being lazy.
(b) Drinking too much.
(c) Plagiarizing.
(d) Being egotistical.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hellman was considered a ________, not a Communist.

2. What distressed Clifford Odets about Hellman's testimony?

3. When did America first see Russia as a threat?

4. Hellman viewed Nixon, McCarthy, and McCarran as _______.

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

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