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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Bill, what types of images and sounds flood television and radio?
(a) Violence and greed.
(b) Greed and corruption.
(c) Violence and corruption.
(d) Violence, greed, and corruption.

2. What type of slant does Fox News have with its programming?
(a) Conservative.
(b) Libertarian.
(c) Patriotic.
(d) Liberal.

3. What is the new "spirit of selfishness"?
(a) Invasive policies.
(b) Income redistribution.
(c) Entitlement spending.
(d) Government expansion.

4. According to research, how do people who pray compare to people who do not?
(a) They suffer from less stress, but are not necessarily healthier.
(b) They are healthier and suffer from less stress.
(c) They are healthier, but suffer from the same amount of stress.
(d) They are neither healthier nor suffer from less stress.

5. According to the conclusion of Chapter 2, what is one of the best things in life?
(a) Finding a real group of friends.
(b) Finding a small group of friends.
(c) Finding a unique group of friends.
(d) Finding a large group of friends.

6. According to Bill in Chapter 2, what should people not allow to define who they are?
(a) Their mistakes.
(b) Their financial situation.
(c) Their friends.
(d) Their job.

7. What show was Bill on when he had a heated discussion about celebrity responsibilities?
(a) The Late, Late Show.
(b) The Today Show.
(c) The Tonight Show.
(d) Good Morning America.

8. Why does Bill state he goes to church?
(a) He thinks it makes him a better person than those who do not go.
(b) He likes the people who also go to church.
(c) He likes to believe in an eternal life.
(d) He does not believe in working on Sundays.

9. What changed the self-reliant attitude of the country?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) World War I.
(c) World War II.
(d) The Great Depression.

10. According to Bill, what type of people does not make real friendships?
(a) Unrealistic.
(b) Unselfish.
(c) Realistic.
(d) Selfish.

11. When Who's Looking Out for You? was written, how many unaccountable illegal aliens were estimated to be in the country?
(a) Under four million.
(b) Five million.
(c) Over eight million.
(d) Three million.

12. What has the phrase, "Christmas holiday" been replaced with by some schools?
(a) Solstice holiday.
(b) Winter holiday.
(c) Winter vacation.
(d) Solstice vacation.

13. As Bill states at the end of Chapter 1, what is the primary responsibility of a parent?
(a) To give their children tools to build a happy, but not necessarily successful life.
(b) To give their children the tools to build a happy and successful life.
(c) To provide their children with the money and resources to build a happy and successful life.
(d) To provide their children with the money and resources to build a happy, but not necessarily successful life.

14. How are fathers who abandon their children punished?
(a) Never.
(b) Unfairly.
(c) Severely.
(d) Rarely.

15. Why did singer, Julio Iglesias snub his own son?
(a) To prove a point.
(b) For media attention.
(c) As a joke.
(d) To prevent his son from pursuing a music career.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the difference in the budget for the "Big Dig" highway and the actual cost of it?

2. According to Bill, how should journalists approach the news in current times?

3. As stated in Chapter 4, what has led to the decline of the network news ratings?

4. How many years did President Bush request Clinton's presidential records be kept confidential?

5. What is the thought of saving up for something considered in current times?

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