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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 do people often and inaccurately accredit to McCarthy?
(a) Truman's election.
(b) The Watergate Scandal.
(c) A major terrorist attack.
(d) The Blacklist.

2. When did America first see Russia as a threat?
(a) When they became Communist.
(b) When they acted aggressively towards Western Europe.
(c) When they sent threats to America.
(d) When their economy improved.

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

4. According to Wills, America focused on fighting _____.
(a) Evil.
(b) Itself.
(c) Russia.
(d) Germany.

5. Where did Hellman begin writing "Scoundrel Time"?
(a) Rome.
(b) London.
(c) Martha's Vineyard.
(d) Hollywood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Harry do before his hearing?

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

3. Why couldn't Fortas defend Hellman?

4. Hellman found it ________ to write about her experiences during the McCarthy hearings.

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

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