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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Hammett got released from jail, Hellman has several ______ operations.
(a) Knee.
(b) Polyp.
(c) Plastic surgery.
(d) Heart.

2. How did Hellman stay in Rome?
(a) In secrecy.
(b) With the government's protection.
(c) With her dual citizenship.
(d) On a temporary passport.

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

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

5. After Hammett's release from jail, where did all their earnings go?
(a) Into Hammett's wallet.
(b) The government took it.
(c) Into Hellman's drinking habit.
(d) Into expensive vacations.

Short Answer Questions

1. In demonizing people, the government was looking to justify ______.

2. Hellman believed _______ caused the most damage to America.

3. The letter was proof of what?

4. Why wasn't Hellman paid for her work in Italy?

5. Who was the anti-radical hero?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was curious about the events around Hellman learning about her subpoena?

2. What was Leonard Bernstein's advice to Hellman about her testimony? Why didn't Hellman need to follow it?

3. What was the House Committee's response to Hellman's letter? How would she proceed with her testimony?

4. After others testified, why was the Committee's interest in interrogating Hellman even more appealing?

5. Why could the proof against Alger Hiss be easily discredited?

6. Was Hammett happy at the end of his life? Why or why not?

7. When looking back at the drama with the McCarthy hearings, what did Hellman feel?

8. Why was Rauh able to enter Hellman's letter into evidence?

9. Was Hellman and Hammett's relationship perfect after Hammett's release? What was their relationship like?

10. How would it have been difficult for Hellman to learn about the new subpoena? How did she?

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