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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What commonly happened to people found guilty?
(a) High praise.
(b) Divorce.
(c) Relocation.
(d) Loss of their job.

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

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

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

6. Why did Elia Kazan agree to become a friendly witness?
(a) His job was threatened.
(b) He was a friendly person.
(c) He supported the Committee.
(d) He didn't know anything.

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

8. With the House, how were people's loyalties originally tested?
(a) Drawn out interrogation.
(b) Litmus test.
(c) Physical abuse.
(d) Mind games.

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

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

11. What did Hellman believe caused people to join the Communist Party after the depression?
(a) Fear.
(b) Social unrest.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Manipulation.

12. Truman created the House Committee on _______ Activities.
(a) Cautious.
(b) Foreign.
(c) Un-American.
(d) Ineffective.

13. Hellman explains that, when it comes to a bad experience, what kind of person is she?
(a) She doesn't hold grudges.
(b) She carries it with her forever.
(c) She soon forgets everything.
(d) She forgives, but never forgets.

14. Why couldn't Fortas defend Hellman?
(a) His other client could hurt her stance.
(b) He didn't know how.
(c) He didn't agree with her.
(d) He was too busy.

15. What is Dashiell Hammett's job?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) He was an actor.
(c) He was unemployed
(d) Writer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Wills believes America needed what to start a new war?

2. What was Hammett's prediction for the outcome of Hellman's testimony?

3. How did Hellman feel after Roosevelt's election?

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

5. What was a topic Hellman and Hammett rarely discussed?

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