The Secret Knowledge: On the Dismantling of American Culture Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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The Secret Knowledge: On the Dismantling of American Culture Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 139 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mamet in Chapter 1: The Political Impulse, justice was seen by the Right as meaning what?

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

3. When was Milton Friedman born?

4. Mamet writes in Chapter 10: Milton Friedman Explained that the advantage that free enterprise has over the state is that it can what?

5. Who wrote the novel "Lost Horizon"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mamet assert the liberal viewpoint does to human creativity in Chapter 13: Maxwell Street?

2. How does Mamet describe the change in Liberal Arts education in Chapter 5: Lost Horizon?

3. What does Mamet claim would be the outcome in Iran if people expressed freedom of thought in Chapter 17: Puritans?

4. How does Mamet relate liberalism, big government and nature in Chapter 18: The Noble Savage?

5. How does Mamet describe the nature of laws in Chapter 13: Maxwell Street?

6. What does Mamet say of the liberal concern for the victim in Chapter 16: The Victim?

7. What does Mamet write about the meaning of the parting of the Red Sea in Chapter 8: The Red Sea?

8. What does Mamet claim is the promise of the government in Chapter 9: Chicago?

9. What warning did Nevil Shute give to the government in Chapter 14: R100? How was it received?

10. How does Mamet describe the differences between Israel, West Germany and East Germany in Chapter 14: R100? How does this relate to American finance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Mamet's assertions about feminism, the Left and Sarah Palin. Do you agree with Mamet on the reasons the Left did not embrace Palin? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the history of commerce in Communist and non-Communist nations discussed in Chapter 14: R100. What does the metaphor of Nevil Shute do to support Mamet's case?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theories of Milton Friedman and their impact on the ideas of David Mamet. How does Milton Friedman view free enterprise?

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