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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 through 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Film schools.
(b) Ivy league.
(c) Business schools.
(d) Technical colleges.

2. Mamet writes in Chapter 11: What is "Diversity?" that a liberal education teaches children to dismantle and disparage what?
(a) The true heart of America.
(b) The Communist revolution.
(c) A culture in which their family has thrived.
(d) A democratic society.

3. Who felt that ultimate security would be found in peaceful solutions, according to Mamet in the 2008 Presidential elections?
(a) Sarah Palin.
(b) Conservatives.
(c) Liberals.
(d) Pat Robertson.

4. When was the play "American Buffalo" first produced?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1953.

5. In Chapter 4: Alcatraz, Mamet writes that what promotes transition and advancement?
(a) Society.
(b) The Democratic party.
(c) The Republican party.
(d) The Christian church.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was David Mamet born?

2. Who wrote the novel "Lost Horizon"?

3. In Chapter 3: Culture, School Shootings, the Audience, and the Elevator, Mamet writes that culture predates what?

4. What is defined as the preservation of different cultures or cultural identities within a unified society, as a state or nation?

5. Who was the Democratic candidate in the 2008 Presidential election?

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