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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. Mamet claims in Chapter 33: Self-Evident Truth, that the people should save their abstract such as hope and their spiritual beliefs for what?

2. Mamet writes in Chapter 29: The Family, that the family is the single-most important unit for transmitting what?

3. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected President of the United States in what year?

4. In 1987, Mamet made his film directing debut with what movie?

5. Although Camp Kawaga in Chicago that Mamet attended was a summer camp for Jewish children, they were forced to take part in what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mamet assert to be the reason for America's success in Chapter 39: The Secret Knowledge? What threatens that success to Mamet?

2. What does Mamet claim to the objective of Al Sharpton in Chapter 22: My Father, Al Sharpton, and the Designated Criminal?

3. What importance does Mamet lay on the foundation of family in Chapter 29: The Family?

4. How is Saul Alinsky described in Chapter 37: Late Revelations? What criticism does Mamet have for community organization?

5. What does Mamet write about his own military experience in Chapter 37: Late Revelations?

6. Why does Mamet assert he wrote the book The Secret Knowledge in Chapter 38: Who Does One Think He Is?

7. How does Mamet relate demagoguery to the Obama campaign in Chapter 33: Self-Evident Truth?

8. What is the outcome of government intervention in the economy according to Mamet in Chapter 31: Breatharian?

9. How does Mamet describe his Christian experiences at Kamp Kwaga in Chapter 25: Oakton Manor and Camp Kawaga?

10. What is the outcome when the government intervenes on the side of the street sweeper according to Mamet in Chapter 32: The Street Sweeper and the Surgeon, or Marxism Examined?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the book "Lost Horizon" and the correlation between the protagonist and liberal youth today. Why does Mamet compare the two?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss Mamet's criticism of the Liberal Arts education in America. How does Mamet serve these institutions? Do you agree with Mamet's observations? Why or why not?

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