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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17 through 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the State of Israel established?
(a) 1874.
(b) 1725.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1293.

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 9: Chicago, Mamet writes that the Left demands that the country continue to feel guilty about what?
(a) The space race.
(b) World War II.
(c) Slavery.
(d) The Great Depression.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mamet in Chapter 7: Choice, the denial of reality is one of the reasons the Left embraces what?

2. Along with other celebrities, Jane Fonda supported what occupation in 1969 which was intended to call attention to Native American issues?

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

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

5. What is defined as a suspicion of, hatred toward, or discrimination against Jews for reasons connected to their Jewish heritage?

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