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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If Hellman answered questions honestly about herself, what could she not do?
(a) Plead the fifth later.
(b) Leave the country again.
(c) Appeal her case.
(d) Discuss others.

2. What was the result of Hellman's hearing?
(a) She was fined.
(b) She was dismissed.
(c) She was sent to jail.
(d) She was awarded.

3. Where did Hellman stay while in Russia?
(a) A hotel.
(b) The Communist party headquarters.
(c) An old friend's house.
(d) The U.S. embassy.

4. What disappointed Hellman about Americans during the McCarthy hearings?
(a) How many people betrayed her.
(b) How many lied.
(c) How few spoke out.
(d) How many people allowed themselves to go to jail.

5. Hellman realized the man who was following her was who?
(a) Her friend.
(b) An acquaintance.
(c) A child.
(d) Nixon.

6. What did the article say about the proof against Alger Hiss?
(a) There wasn't any.
(b) It was legitimate.
(c) It was not regarding Hiss.
(d) It was trumped up.

7. In some protest articles, writers defined McCarthy's justice as what?
(a) Whoever followed the Church.
(b) Whoever was wealthy.
(c) Without rhyme or reason.
(d) Whoever agreed with them.

8. With whom did Hellman have a brief affair?
(a) Rauh.
(b) Her first husband.
(c) Odets.
(d) An old flame.

9. If Hellman didn't heed the Committee's threats, what would happen to her?
(a) She'd be fined.
(b) She would be shunned.
(c) She'd go to jail.
(d) She'd lose her job.

10. What did the last summer of Hammett's life mark in politics?
(a) The strength of the Independent Party.
(b) The ride of McCarthy.
(c) The ride of the radicals.
(d) The decline of McCarthy.

11. Hellman says the people who knew Chambers thought he was ______.
(a) Evil.
(b) Stupid.
(c) Godlike.
(d) Psychotic.

12. How did Hellman find out who was following her?
(a) She set a trap.
(b) She kept an eye out.
(c) She bribed the hotel workers.
(d) She hired an investigator.

13. The first day Hellman shops in D.C., what was she afraid of?
(a) Being killed.
(b) Buying the wrong outfit.
(c) Spending money.
(d) Being noticed.

14. How did Hellman feel about the protests made against McCarthy?
(a) They were ineffective.
(b) They were too strong.
(c) They were inaccurate.
(d) They were powerful.

15. What did Blitzstein want Hellman to do at the "Regina" premier?
(a) Sing in the play.
(b) Star in the play.
(c) Narrate the play.
(d) Play an instrument in the play.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Committee member warn Rauh about Hellman's letter?

2. After Hammett got released from jail, Hellman has several ______ operations.

3. Of what did Nixon's election convince Hellman?

4. After returning to America, where did Hellman have to work to earn money?

5. During the McCarthy era, why were Americans angry at foreign countries?

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