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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 95 through 130.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Abe Fortas expressed that he wanted what to happen at a hearing?
(a) Someone to take a moral stand.
(b) Someone to cause a scene.
(c) Someone to assassinate McCarthy.
(d) Someone to reveal a secret.

2. When was Hellman's testimony scheduled?
(a) May, 1952.
(b) July, 1950.
(c) August, 1948.
(d) March, 1953.

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

4. What did Martin Berkeley say about Hellman in his testimony?
(a) She had a lot of secrets.
(b) She attended Communist party meetings.
(c) She was a CIA spy.
(d) She wasn't involved with Communists.

5. What did Hellman have to do for money after her hearing?
(a) Work three jobs.
(b) Sell her farm.
(c) Sell her work.
(d) Work for McCarthy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Nixon call Hiss's crime?

2. What did Hellman testify about Bradeley?

3. Hellman wrote a letter to the _______ of the House Committee, about her testimony?

4. What does Wills describe as the resolution for the Great Depression?

5. What was fortunate about Hellman's first marriage?

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