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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hellman believed _______ caused the most damage to America.
(a) Communism.
(b) The Great Depression.
(c) McCarthy.
(d) World War II.

2. Hellman remembers when Nixon held the proof against Hiss up to ______.
(a) The TV camera.
(b) The sky.
(c) Hiss himself.
(d) Hellman's face.

3. How much did the IRS claim Hellman owed them?
(a) $175,000.
(b) $1,000,000.
(c) $15,000.
(d) $50,000.

4. Why was Hellman in Russia?
(a) To meet with Communists.
(b) To write.
(c) To hide from the Americans.
(d) As a cultural representative.

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

6. What happened to Hellman's reputation after her hearing?
(a) It gets permanently tainted.
(b) She becomes more popular.
(c) People forget about her.
(d) She is labeled as untalented.

7. What did Hammett not have in his last year of life?
(a) Enough food.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Warm clothes.
(d) Money worries.

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

9. Hellman's letter was considered part of ______.
(a) Hellman's dillusions.
(b) Her record.
(c) History.
(d) Communist propoganda.

10. At the end of "Scoundrel Time," Hellman writes she still feels _____ by these events.
(a) Anxious.
(b) Happy.
(c) Shocked.
(d) Indifferent.

11. Hellman writes, "Nixon is a ______ liar."
(a) Incompetent.
(b) Ridiculous.
(c) Frivolous.
(d) Villainous.

12. After Hellman sent her letter, what did she do?
(a) Preped for her hearing.
(b) Started a petition.
(c) Went on vacation.
(d) Waited.

13. Hammett filled his and Hellman's new house with books and ________.
(a) Inventions.
(b) Files.
(c) Junk.
(d) Art.

14. The letter was proof of what?
(a) Hellman was on McCarthy's side.
(b) Hellman was mentally unstable.
(c) Hellman was willing to cooperate.
(d) Hellman was a Communist.

15. Marc Blitzstein wrote "Regina," based on Hellman's play ________.
(a) "The Autumn Garden."
(b) "The Children's Hour."
(c) "Toys in the Attic."
(d) "The Little Foxes."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The government convinced people that progressive men were _______.

3. Where did Hellman stay while in Russia?

4. Hellman found out a "______ American man" had followed her.

5. What was the result of Hellman's hearing?

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