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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 did Norman Cousins say at the World Peace Conference?
(a) He admired their conviction.
(b) They needed to recruit more supporters.
(c) How wrong everyone was.
(d) The government didn't have time for them.

2. What was the result of Hellman's hearing?
(a) She was awarded.
(b) She was dismissed.
(c) She was fined.
(d) She was sent to jail.

3. If Hellman didn't heed the Committee's threats, what would happen to her?
(a) She would be shunned.
(b) She'd be fined.
(c) She'd go to jail.
(d) She'd lose her job.

4. What did Hellman believe about the liberal man?
(a) They were extremists.
(b) They didn't believe what they said.
(c) They were not all good or bad.
(d) They were a tool of McCarthy's.

5. Marc Blitzstein wrote "Regina," based on Hellman's play ________.
(a) "The Children's Hour."
(b) "The Little Foxes."
(c) "The Autumn Garden."
(d) "Toys in the Attic."

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Hellman's testimony scheduled?

2. Wills sees the Cold War offensive as an ______ to the threat of the enemy.

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

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

5. After some time, Hellman began to feel ________ about testifying.

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