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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Hellman believe were McCarthy's real convictions?
(a) He didn't believe his own preaching.
(b) He wanted to promote art.
(c) He didn't want to go to war.
(d) He wanted money.

2. How did Hellman feel after Roosevelt's election?
(a) Hopeful.
(b) Resentful.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Cautious.

3. By the early 1940's, what was Hellman's party affiliation?
(a) She supported Truman.
(b) She was forming her own.
(c) She was a Republican.
(d) She had none.

4. Why did Stanley Isaacs lose an assistant?
(a) Someone offered him more money.
(b) Issacs was broke.
(c) He was a Communist.
(d) He fled the country.

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

6. After the war, what governmental entity wanted to keep up their power?
(a) The Board of Education.
(b) FBI.
(c) The President.
(d) CIA.

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

8. Hammett compared his time in jail to ______.
(a) Boarding school.
(b) Home.
(c) A resort.
(d) Hell.

9. How soon did Hellman experience literary success?
(a) After her McCarthy controversy.
(b) After her first play.
(c) After several plays.
(d) After she died.

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

11. Why was Hellman in a good position for her testimony?
(a) She was good at persuasion.
(b) She didn't know much about others' activities.
(c) The panel didn't see her as a threat.
(d) No one testified against her.

12. Hellman viewed Nixon, McCarthy, and McCarran as _______.
(a) Opportunists.
(b) Gods.
(c) Cowards.
(d) Thieves.

13. Why was Hammett sent to jail after testifying?
(a) He admitted being a terrorist.
(b) He was dishonest.
(c) He didn't name names.
(d) He was hostile.

14. Wills explains that the tactics of the Committee created an environment of _______ in America.
(a) Greed.
(b) Distrust.
(c) Dependence.
(d) Calmness.

15. At the end of World War II, who was the enemy?
(a) Germany.
(b) England.
(c) Canada.
(d) Russia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was fortunate about Hellman's first marriage?

2. The American government equated Communism with _______.

3. With the House, how were people's loyalties originally tested?

4. During the McCarthy hearings, who were most of the studio heads?

5. Why couldn't Fortas defend Hellman?

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