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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. Before Hellman's politics developed, what did she miss?
(a) The development of the Communist Party.
(b) The first round of Hollywood investigations.
(c) A Communist uprising.
(d) A cultural revolution.

2. In Hellman's memory, what was McCarthy doing for most of the hearings?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Yelling.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Laughing.

3. Hellman found it ________ to write about her experiences during the McCarthy hearings.
(a) Cathartic.
(b) Difficult.
(c) Easy.
(d) Tedious.

4. What did people believe The House Committee violated?
(a) Zoning codes.
(b) Civil rights
(c) The Declaration of Independence.
(d) The First Amendment.

5. Wills describes the Cold War as a war of _______.
(a) Strength.
(b) Money.
(c) Ideas.
(d) Men.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Hellman learned some German, what did she realize about her peers?

2. When did America first see Russia as a threat?

3. What did Hellman admire about the radicals?

4. Wills sees the Cold War offensive as an ______ to the threat of the enemy.

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

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