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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. What happened at Odets' testimony?
(a) He spoke out againt McCarthy.
(b) He lied.
(c) He betrayed his friends.
(d) He invoked the Fifth Amendment.

2. Where did Hellman stay while in Russia?
(a) The U.S. embassy.
(b) A hotel.
(c) An old friend's house.
(d) The Communist party headquarters.

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

4. What distressed Clifford Odets about Hellman's testimony?
(a) She didn't have a plan.
(b) She knew too much about him.
(c) She was getting death threats.
(d) She didn't know what she was doing.

5. Where did Hellman begin writing "Scoundrel Time"?
(a) Martha's Vineyard.
(b) London.
(c) Hollywood.
(d) Rome.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Blitzstein want Hellman to do at the "Regina" premier?

2. Wills describes the Cold War as a war of _______.

3. What was a topic Hellman and Hammett rarely discussed?

4. The Committee's neglect of Hellman's letter was a ______.

5. Wills believes America's feeling of _______ made them want to find more war.

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