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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 37 through 50.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What commonly happened to people found guilty?
(a) High praise.
(b) Relocation.
(c) Divorce.
(d) Loss of their job.

2. What was Hammett's role in the Civil Rights Congress?
(a) Hammett served as a co-founder.
(b) Hammett served as a trustee.
(c) Hammett served as an honorary member.
(d) Hammett served as vice president.

3. What do people often and inaccurately accredit to McCarthy?
(a) The Watergate Scandal.
(b) A major terrorist attack.
(c) The Blacklist.
(d) Truman's election.

4. How did Hollywoodites maintain their innocence?
(a) By accusing innocent people.
(b) By running away.
(c) Pleading the Fifth Amendment.
(d) Fake support.

5. Hammett compared his time in jail to ______.
(a) Boarding school.
(b) Home.
(c) A resort.
(d) Hell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What made Hellman a target for suspicion by the Committee?

2. Who joined the House Committee program soon after it started.

3. What was the last straw for America to acknowledge the "Red threat"?

4. Hellman attributes _______ to the Russian Revolution.

5. The House Committee was originally intended to test the loyalty of ______.

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