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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much did the IRS claim Hellman owed them?

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

4. How did Hellman revise her plan for her testimony?

5. How did Hellman feel about the protests made against McCarthy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Hellman think intellectuals posed a threat to McCarthy?

2. Why could the proof against Alger Hiss be easily discredited?

3. What was Hellman's fear about narrating "Regina"? Did her fear come true? What did this make Hellman realize?

4. What was unfair about asking foreign governments to assist America in their crisis?

5. After others testified, why was the Committee's interest in interrogating Hellman even more appealing?

6. Why did Hellman go to London?

7. How did Hellman attempt to gain the upper hand with the government? What was her letter trying to change?

8. In Hellman's opinion, who did the greatest harm to America? How?

9. How did some radicals define McCarthyism justice?

10. Why did Hellman feel America forgot about McCarthy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hellman says that she still feels shocked at the events surrounding the McCarthy hearings. Discuss Hellman's "recovery" and where the aftermath of these events left her.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Hellman's need for independence and separation. Why is she this way? What or who does it affect?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the presence of fear in "Scoundrel Time" and how it controlled events. Give examples from the book to support your statements.

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