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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Hammett's prediction for the outcome of Hellman's testimony?
(a) An award.
(b) A clean record.
(c) Expulsion from California.
(d) Longer jail time.

2. Who would be listed on the Blacklist?d
(a) Former government officials.
(b) Immigrants.
(c) Women.
(d) People suspected of disloyalty.

3. What did Hellman believe was a common right among men and the reason she accepted the Communist Party?
(a) The right to one's own feelings.
(b) The right to overthrow a government.
(c) The right to vote.
(d) The right to bear arms.

4. After some time, Hellman began to feel ________ about testifying.
(a) Happy.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Angry.

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

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

7. Why was Gary Cooper unsure if he'd read a script with Communist propaganda?
(a) He didn't pay attention.
(b) He didn't understand Communism.
(c) He usually reads at night.
(d) He didn't read scripts.

8. When did Hellman begin writing in earnest?
(a) When she divorced.
(b) When she began to travel.
(c) When she finished school.
(d) When she got tired of relying on Hammett.

9. 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 sent threats to America.
(d) When they became Communist.

10. After Hellman learned some German, what did she realize about her peers?
(a) They all hated her.
(b) They were all trying to come to America.
(c) There were a lot of anti-Semitic conversations.
(d) They thought they won the war.

11. What made Hellman a target for suspicion by the Committee?
(a) She supported Wallace.
(b) Her general attitude towards police.
(c) Her parent's politics.
(d) Her suspicious trips abroad.

12. Because of Hellman's money problem, she was afraid she would have to sell her ______.
(a) House.
(b) Farm.
(c) Mother's jewelry.
(d) Clothes.

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

14. How did Hammett think people would feel about Hellman's high morals?
(a) Impressed.
(b) Afraid.
(c) Confused.
(d) Unimpressed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why couldn't Fortas defend Hellman?

2. Why did Hellman go to Germany?

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

4. While meeting with Mrs. Shipley, whose photo did Hellman see in her file?

5. What happened at Odets' testimony?

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