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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 33 through 36.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The main effects of the decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford in history were the rise of the Republican Party over what party?
(a) The Democratic Party.
(b) The Torey Party.
(c) The Whig Party.
(d) The Green Party.

2. According to Mamet in Chapter 1: The Political Impulse, justice was seen by the Left as meaning what?
(a) Community service.
(b) The right to a fair trial.
(c) Equality.
(d) An increase in civil rights.

3. Who is the protagonist of the novel "Lost Horizon"?
(a) Hugh Conway.
(b) Ralph Buckingham.
(c) Jack Jenkins.
(d) Albert Yonders.

4. Mamet claims in Chapter 35: The Small Refrigerator, that the biggest fault of his generation is what?
(a) Pride.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Anger.
(d) Ingratitude.

5. Mamet has mused that he'd rather deal with a crooked cop than what in Chapter 9: Chicago?
(a) The mafia.
(b) A bureaucrat.
(c) The mayor.
(d) A baseball player.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mamet describes a friend of his daughter's who was what in Chapter 35: The Small Refrigerator?

2. Who felt that ultimate security would be found in peaceful solutions, according to Mamet in the 2008 Presidential elections?

3. Who does Mamet describe as having actually convinced a portion of the public that they could perform magic and miracles in the 19th century?

4. The Ashkenazi Jews were from where?

5. What was the profession of David Mamet's father?

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