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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 95 through 130.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What made Hellman a target for suspicion by the Committee?
(a) Her suspicious trips abroad.
(b) Her parent's politics.
(c) She supported Wallace.
(d) Her general attitude towards police.

2. Fortas suggested Hellman only answer what type of questions?
(a) Questions about herself.
(b) Questions about others.
(c) Questions about foreigners.
(d) Questions about people already in jail.

3. What did Hellman believe was a common right among men and the reason she accepted the Communist Party?
(a) The right to vote.
(b) The right to overthrow a government.
(c) The right to bear arms.
(d) The right to one's own feelings.

4. When did Hellman return to America?
(a) The end of World War II.
(b) The end of the Truman administration.
(c) The rise of McCarthyism.
(d) During the depression.

5. How did Hammett feel about Hellman's testimony?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Upset.
(d) Amused.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Elia Kazan agree to become a friendly witness?

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

3. The wife of Hellman's D.C. cab driver was going to have an operation for ______ cancer.

4. In demonizing people, the government was looking to justify ______.

5. If Hellman didn't heed the Committee's threats, what would happen to her?

(see the answer key)

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