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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 the IRS do to Hammett's money?
(a) Left it alone.
(b) Took it.
(c) Froze it.
(d) Borrowed it.

2. The second day Hellman shops in D.C., what does Hellman buy?
(a) A gun.
(b) An expensive dress.
(c) Nothing.
(d) New shoes.

3. How did the government react to the phrase "premature anti-fascist"?
(a) They were unsure how to respond.
(b) They assassinated the person who sent it.
(c) They subpeonad more people.
(d) They got angry.

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

5. What did the article say about the proof against Alger Hiss?
(a) It was legitimate.
(b) It was not regarding Hiss.
(c) There wasn't any.
(d) It was trumped up.

Short Answer Questions

1. Fortas suggested Hellman only answer what type of questions?

2. What made Hellman a target for suspicion by the Committee?

3. During the McCarthy era, why were Americans angry at foreign countries?

4. The House Committee was originally intended to test the loyalty of ______.

5. Hellman explains that, when it comes to a bad experience, what kind of person is she?

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