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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. Why was Hellman in Russia?
(a) To meet with Communists.
(b) As a cultural representative.
(c) To write.
(d) To hide from the Americans.

2. Hellman remembers when Nixon held the proof against Hiss up to ______.
(a) The TV camera.
(b) The sky.
(c) Hellman's face.
(d) Hiss himself.

3. The panel couldn't treat Hellman _______.
(a) As uncooperative.
(b) Like an idiot.
(c) Well.
(d) Unfairly.

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

5. When did McCarthy bring his first charges to the House Committee?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1950.

Short Answer Questions

1. Wills explains that the tactics of the Committee created an environment of _______ in America.

2. Before Hellman's politics developed, what did she miss?

3. How did Hammett feel about Hellman's testimony?

4. Who would be listed on the Blacklist?d

5. By the early 1940's, what was Hellman's party affiliation?

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