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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. What did others say about Hellman in their testimony?
(a) She was a Communist.
(b) She was an illegal immigrant.
(c) She supported McCarthy.
(d) She wasn't involved.

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

3. What did Nixon call Hiss's crime?
(a) The most treasonable activity ever.
(b) A disaster.
(c) A creative attempt.
(d) A minor issue.

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

5. What does Wills describe as the resolution for the Great Depression?
(a) The Cold War.
(b) Foreign invasion.
(c) World War II.
(d) The McCarthy hearings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Hammett sent to jail after testifying?

2. What wire did Laughton receive?

3. Hellman says the people who knew Chambers thought he was ______.

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

5. In school and work, Hellman saw herself as an _____ thinker.

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