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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 83 through 94.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Hellman's memory, what was McCarthy doing for most of the hearings?
(a) Yelling.
(b) Laughing.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Sleeping.

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

3. The American government equated Communism with _______.
(a) Ideology.
(b) Nazism.
(c) Democracy.
(d) A revolution.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What helped Truman get re-elected in 1948?

2. Hammett compared his time in jail to ______.

3. When Hellman attended Party meetings, how involved was she?

4. What is Dashiell Hammett's job?

5. When did McCarthy bring his first charges to the House Committee?

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