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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In demonizing people, the government was looking to justify ______.
(a) War.
(b) Torture.
(c) Racism.
(d) Jokes.

2. The last summer of Hammett's life, he and Hellman rent a house in ______.
(a) Martha's Vineyard.
(b) Trinidad.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) The Hamptons.

3. How did the Committee respond to Hellman's letter?
(a) They accepted.
(b) They never responded.
(c) They gave her a rain check.
(d) They refused.

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

5. Hellman told the committee she could either testify her way or she'd what?
(a) Cause a scene.
(b) Not answer any questions.
(c) Flee the country.
(d) Write a satirical play.

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

7. What magazine published the article about Whittaker Chambers?
(a) Rolling Stone.
(b) Time Magazine.
(c) National Geographic.
(d) New York Review of Books.

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

9. With little money, what problem did Hammett and Hellman face?
(a) Hammett's sentence was extended.
(b) Hammett became ill.
(c) The IRS took more money.
(d) Hellman wanted to move.

10. What happened in the meeting where the government demanded money from Hellman?
(a) She doesn't remember.
(b) They interrogated her for hours.
(c) They threatened Hammett.
(d) They took her passport.

11. How does Rauh feel before Hellman's hearing?
(a) Optimistic.
(b) Sad.
(c) Angry.
(d) Indifferent.

12. What would Hellman refuse to do at her hearing?
(a) Answer questions about others.
(b) Sing and dance.
(c) Use evidence.
(d) Speak.

13. Who paged Hellman on her way to London?
(a) McCarthy.
(b) A Contessa.
(c) The filmmaker.
(d) Hammett.

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

15. Before Hellman moved, with whom did she have dinner?
(a) Her family.
(b) Hammett.
(c) Her friends.
(d) Henry Wallace.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom did Hellman have a brief affair?

2. What did Hellman believe about the liberal man?

3. What would Hellman do at her hearing?

4. What did Nixon call Hiss's crime?

5. Hellman wanted to testify about herself, but not ______.

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