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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 distressed Clifford Odets about Hellman's testimony?
(a) She knew too much about him.
(b) She was getting death threats.
(c) She didn't have a plan.
(d) She didn't know what she was doing.

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

3. Hellman viewed Nixon, McCarthy, and McCarran as _______.
(a) Thieves.
(b) Gods.
(c) Opportunists.
(d) Cowards.

4. Before Hellman's politics developed, what did she miss?
(a) A Communist uprising.
(b) The first round of Hollywood investigations.
(c) A cultural revolution.
(d) The development of the Communist Party.

5. What promise did Odets make to Hellman?
(a) He would post her bail.
(b) He would find her family.
(c) He would take care of her farm.
(d) He would support her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was fortunate about Hellman's first marriage?

2. What was the last straw for America to acknowledge the "Red threat"?

3. Why did Hellman go to Germany?

4. What did Hellman tell Shipley about the friendly witnesses?

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

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