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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 through 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What economist makes the observation that aid to a developing country actually impedes that development in Chapter 6: The Music Man?
(a) Dambisa Moyo.
(b) Paul Krugman.
(c) Carl Menger.
(d) Wilhelm Röpke.

2. What is the setting of the play Glengarry Glen Ross?
(a) Denver.
(b) New York.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Portland.

3. What term refers to the weapon equipment of a military vehicle, ship, or aircraft?
(a) Apparatus of death.
(b) Artillery.
(c) Canon.
(d) Armament.

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

5. According to Mamet in Chapter 1: The Political Impulse, justice was seen by the Right as meaning what?
(a) Rich people being safe.
(b) Criminals facing stiff jail sentences.
(c) A death penalty is necessary.
(d) Strict adherence to laws.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Sigmund Freud born?

2. According to Mamet, the Left ascribes to a sharing of wealth but fails to answer what fundamental question?

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

4. Where is Alcatraz Island located?

5. In Chapter 3: Culture, School Shootings, the Audience, and the Elevator, Mamet writes that the pursuit of ____________________________ is a waste of time and money in that what can be taken from the experience is not marketable and has no relevance to the real work force?

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