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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21 through 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. It is Mamet's opinion in Chapter 22: My Father, Al Sharpton, and the Designated Criminal that who sends the message everyday that America has surrendered and is ready to be taken over by our enemies?
(a) Howard Stern.
(b) George W. Bush.
(c) Barack Obama.
(d) Sarah Palin.

2. According to Mamet in Chapter 7: Choice, what contains the wisdom from which the laws and the traditions of the West originate?
(a) The Cosmos.
(b) Common sense.
(c) The Torah.
(d) The Bible.

3. Mamet claims in Chapter 18: The Noble Savage that Conservatives believe in ______ which is not a fantasy and which is a proven success.
(a) Democracy.
(b) The free market.
(c) Christianity.
(d) The stock market.

4. What does Mamet claim brought about the Car Czar in the Obama administration in Chapter 20: Cabinet Spiritualism and the Car Czar?
(a) "Magic thinking".
(b) "Wishful thinking".
(c) "Communist thinking".
(d) "Arrogant thinking".

5. In Chapter 5: Lost Horizon, Mamet writes that there is a stampede of unskilled individuals into what schools because it is an acceptable pursuit and it is not "work" per se?
(a) Business schools.
(b) Technical colleges.
(c) Film schools.
(d) Ivy league.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Vanessa Redgrave's father?

2. Where was Al Sharpton born?

3. Who wrote the book, music and lyrics for the play "The Music Man"?

4. Who wrote the novel "Lost Horizon"?

5. What does Mamet claim the Arabs want in regard to the State of Israel in Chapter 12: The Monty Hall Problem and the Contractor?

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