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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 83 through 94.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why didn't Hellman use the articles Rauh found?
(a) They weren't strong enough.
(b) They would hurt her chances.
(c) The Committee wouldn't allow it.
(d) She would reduce herself.

2. Where did Whittaker Chambers hide the "state secrets"?
(a) A deserted lot.
(b) His house.
(c) A carved out pumpkin.
(d) His son's toy chest.

3. In demonizing people, the government was looking to justify ______.
(a) War.
(b) Racism.
(c) Jokes.
(d) Torture.

4. Hellman explains the government saw intellectuals as ______.
(a) Idiots.
(b) Friends.
(c) Enemies.
(d) Supernatural.

5. For Hellman to travel, what did she need?
(a) State Department approval.
(b) A passport.
(c) More money.
(d) A companion.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Hellman got subpoenaed, she felt _______ at first.

2. Hellman writes, "Nixon is a ______ liar."

3. What did people believe The House Committee violated?

4. What helped Truman get re-elected in 1948?

5. With the House, how were people's loyalties originally tested?

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