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The Secret Knowledge: On the Dismantling of American Culture Quiz

David Mamet
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1)

What thriving industry did California tax out of the state, according to Mamet in Chapter 14: R100? (from Chapters 13 through 16)

Recreation.
Scientific research.
Manufacturing.
The film industry.
2)

What refers to a process where people who live in proximity to each other come together into an organization that acts in their shared self-interest? (from Chapters 37 through 39)

State legislature.
Community organizing.
Gang initiation.
Church gathering.
3)

In Chapter 17: Puritans, Mamet writes that liberals apply what to all people and causes? (from Chapters 17 through 20)

Moral equivalency.
Monetary equivalency.
Racial equivalency.
Educational equivalency.
4)

What is defined as a suspicion of, hatred toward, or discrimination against Jews for reasons connected to their Jewish heritage? (from Chapters 13 through 16)

Anti Palestinianism.
Anti Judaism.
Anti Israelism.
Anti Semitism.
5)

When was Vanessa Redgrave born? (from Chapters 17 through 20)

1928.
1923.
1937.
1918.
6)

According to David Mamet, Al Sharpton complains about hair salons in black communities being owned largely by whom? (from Chapters 21 through 24)

Indians.
Asians.
Mexicans.
Canadians.
7)

When did Saul David Alinsky die? (from Chapters 37 through 39)

1965.
1976.
1953.
1972.
8)

In Chapter 38: Who Does One Think He Is? Mamet claims that he wrote "The Secret Knowledge" not because he's an expert but because he is what? (from Chapters 37 through 39)

Lacking listeners.
Saddened by the state of the country.
A citizen with something to say.
A true patriot.
9)

Where was Al Sharpton born? (from Chapters 21 through 24)

Detroit, Michigan.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Atlanta, Georgia.
Brooklyn, New York.
10)

What does Mamet assert would happen to the occupants of an Iranian vehicle with a bumper sticker with a Christian cross, a star of David and a Muslim crescent and the single word, "Co-Exist"? (from Chapters 17 through 20)

They would be asked to leave.
They would be forced to become muslims.
They would be beheaded.
Their hands would be cut off.
11)

When was Karl Marx born? (from Chapters 29 through 32)

1852.
1868.
1835.
1818.
12)

In Chapter 23: Greed, Mamet claims that in the liberal view, those who take more than their "fair share" should be what? (from Chapters 21 through 24)

Punished.
Questioned.
Praised.
Imprisioned.
13)

In what year did Jane Fonda visit Hanoi, where she was photographed seated on an anti-aircraft battery? (from Chapters 17 through 20)

1969.
1972.
1975.
1966.
14)

What incumbent Republican did Franklin Delano Roosevelt defeat in winning the U.S. Presidency? (from Chapters 33 through 36)

Herbert Hoover.
John Adams.
Theodore Roosevelt.
Woodrow Wilson.
15)

In Chapter 16: The Victim, Mamet writes that the liberal concern for the "victim" is merely an attempt to do what? (from Chapters 13 through 16)

Attain power and fame.
Raise money.
Be martyrs.
Evoke a religious, spiritual feeling.
16)

According to Mamet in Chapter 29: The Family, liberal universities mislead students by teaching them that society is susceptible to what? (from Chapters 29 through 32)

Reason.
Anxiety.
Justice.
Love.
17)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected President of the United States in what year? (from Chapters 33 through 36)

1932.
1928.
1936.
1940.
18)

In what year did Sarah Palin resign as Governor of Alaska? (from Chapters 25 through 28)

2010.
2007.
2009.
2008.
19)

U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War escalated in the early 1960s, with U.S. troop levels tripling in what year? (from Chapters 37 through 39)

1963.
1961.
1958.
1964.
20)

Who was an American politician and promotion of liberal causes in the Democratic Party and served as the 31st Governor of Illinois? (from Chapters 37 through 39)

Abraham Lincoln.
Adlai Stevenson II.
Rod Blagojevich.
Ronald Reagan.
21)

What radio talk show does Al Sharpton host? (from Chapters 21 through 24)

"360 New York".
"Truth in Politics".
"Dateline".
"Keepin' It Real".
22)

The State of Israel was created by a British mandate that was ratified by what organization? (from Chapters 25 through 28)

The League of Nations.
The Communist Party.
The Democratic Party.
NATO.
23)

In Chapter 23: Greed, Mamet writes that greed is a sin according to what? (from Chapters 21 through 24)

The U.N. Charter.
The Bill of Rights.
The Ten Commandments.
The U.S. Constitution.
24)

In Chapter 30: Naturally Evolved Institutions, Mamet writes that liberals want to make the world fair by giving what to those with less ability or who are perceived to have been disadvantaged by society? (from Chapters 29 through 32)

Free education.
Money.
An advantage.
Gold.
25)

Liberals view themselves as compassionate and free-thinking but to Mamet they are what? (from Chapters 13 through 16)

Narrow and biased.
Arrogant and stubborn.
Racist and ignorant.
Brainwashed and lazy.
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