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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rauh found articles with Communist sources ______ Hellman's work.
(a) Plagiarizing.
(b) Criticizing.
(c) Citing.
(d) Praising.

2. Wills sees the Cold War offensive as an ______ to the threat of the enemy.
(a) Accurate.
(b) Insufficient.
(c) Unequal.
(d) Mimicking.

3. Fortas called the Fifth Amendment ______.
(a) A hoax.
(b) A gift.
(c) Critical.
(d) A cop out.

4. Why did Hellman go to Germany?
(a) To help clean up.
(b) To go to college.
(c) To find her family.
(d) To meet a celebrity.

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

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

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

8. Before her hearing, Hellman had to go to _____ for a script consultation.
(a) Rome.
(b) New York.
(c) Chicago.
(d) London.

9. What was fortunate about Hellman's first marriage?
(a) He supported her writing.
(b) He was never home.
(c) He had a job.
(d) He was loving.

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

11. Wills sees institutions like the House Committee as what?
(a) Common practice.
(b) Occuring in every administration.
(c) One of a kind.
(d) Ocurring once a century.

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

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

14. What was the last straw for America to acknowledge the "Red threat"?
(a) The Chinese Revolution.
(b) The Russian Revolution.
(c) Hitler.
(d) World War II.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Hellman's first published play was:

2. Truman created the House Committee on _______ Activities.

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

4. What commonly happened to people found guilty?

5. Wills explains that the government had an urge to bring ______ propaganda in peace.

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