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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. Hellman's letter was considered part of ______.
2. Of what did Nixon's election convince Hellman?
3. The letter was proof of what?
4. Hellman believed _______ caused the most damage to America.
5. What does the last chapter of the book state McCarthy or his men never did?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did some radicals define McCarthyism justice?
2. When looking back at the drama with the McCarthy hearings, what did Hellman feel?
3. Why did the Committee have to dismiss Hellman?
4. What was Leonard Bernstein's advice to Hellman about her testimony? Why didn't Hellman need to follow it?
5. Why did the government need to convince the public that the progressive man was immoral?
6. Why was Rauh able to enter Hellman's letter into evidence?
7. How would it have been difficult for Hellman to learn about the new subpoena? How did she?
8. What was the House Committee's response to Hellman's letter? How would she proceed with her testimony?
9. How did Hellman attempt to gain the upper hand with the government? What was her letter trying to change?
10. Why did Hellman go to London?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Hellman was informed she would either be allowed to plead the Fifth Amendment or speak openly, but she couldn't pick and choose. Discuss Hellman's dilemma of being a martyr or a rat and her final decision of how to proceed.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the desire and means for control in "Scoundrel Time," both on the part of McCarthy and the Communist Party. Discuss the mode, mentality, and results.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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