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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Laughton contact Hoover about a wire he sent?

2. What wire did Laughton receive?

3. The American government equated Communism with _______.

4. What did Norman Cousins say at the World Peace Conference?

5. Why did Hellman go to Germany?

Short Essay Questions

1. How were the liberal Democrats convinced to support the House Committee and Blacklist?

2. In Hellman's opinion, what caused Communism to grow in popularity among Americans?

3. How did Hellman change people's approach to the McCarthy hearings when called to testify?

4. How did Hammett respond to Hellman's plan to testify? Why did he react this way?

5. What did Rauh find that could help Hellman's case? Why did she refuse to use this help?

6. How did Hellman feel about the "friendly witnesses"?

7. Was Hellman a Communist? Why did the government scrutinize her?

8. How was Gary Cooper taunting the government during his hearing?

9. Why didn't speaking freely register as a danger to Hellman?

10. Who created the Blacklist and House Committee and what was its purpose?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how Hellman connects dots between events and attitudes during McCarthy and into the future. Make sure you cover the gravity she gives the McCarthy era, her perception of Americans, and her perception of the world.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the presence of fear in "Scoundrel Time" and how it controlled events. Give examples from the book to support your statements.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Hellman's career surrounding these events. How does she succeed and fail? Why?

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