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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Laughton contact Hoover about a wire he sent?
(a) He wanted to explain.
(b) He was concerned for his safety.
(c) He wanted to gossip.
(d) He assumed it had been intercepted.

2. Hellman was considered a ________, not a Communist.
(a) Radical.
(b) Republican.
(c) Independent.
(d) Traitor.

3. Hellman's first published play was:
(a) Toys in the Attic.
(b) The Little Foxes.
(c) The Autumn Garden.
(d) The Children's Hour.

4. The House Committee was originally intended to test the loyalty of ______.
(a) Soldiers.
(b) Federal workers.
(c) Writers.
(d) United States citizens.

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

6. Who joined the House Committee program soon after it started.
(a) Wallace.
(b) Truman.
(c) McCarthy.
(d) Hoover.

7. Where did Whittaker Chambers hide the "state secrets"?
(a) A deserted lot.
(b) His house.
(c) His son's toy chest.
(d) A carved out pumpkin.

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

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

10. During the McCarthy hearings, who were most of the studio heads?
(a) Women.
(b) Communists.
(c) Anti-radicals.
(d) Foreigners.

11. How did Hammett feel about Hellman's testimony?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Amused.
(d) Upset.

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

13. Wills believes America's feeling of _______ made them want to find more war.
(a) Humility.
(b) Fear.
(c) Self-righteousness.
(d) Admiration.

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

15. How was the Blacklist used against people?
(a) It was sent to their families.
(b) It was attached to their resume.
(c) It was used as blackmail.
(d) It was published.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of World War II, who was the enemy?

2. What was Hammett's role in the Civil Rights Congress?

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

4. Why did Stanley Isaacs lose an assistant?

5. Wills sees institutions like the House Committee as what?

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