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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. What type of engine did the Saab cars have in Kurt's day?

2. What country does Saab come from?

3. According to Kurt, what occupied country has America become like?

4. What was the 'sappy woman' about to have?

5. According to Kurt, what are we not born with?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kurt feel about the Bush administration and the way it gained power?

2. Who is Gil Berman?

3. Why does Kurt think the suicide rate of slave owners was higher than the suicide rate of slaves?

4. What have the PPs done to the country?

5. What is the main theme in Mark Twain's "The Mysterious Stranger?" Do you agree?

6. What is Kurt's theory about the relationship between the moon and planet Earth?

7. How does Kurt feel about music?

8. According to Kurt, what has his children's generation inherited?

9. Do you think that humans are really too 'cheap and lazy' to save the planet?

10. What does Kurt say about the value of books?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on prohibition. Be sure to address:

1) Rationale for prohibition of alcohol and/or drugs, and the pros and cons of prohibition.

2) Perils and challenges of prohibition.

3) Lessons learned from past experiences with prohibition, and how they can be applied in the future.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on immigration in the United States, discussing the past, present, and future state of immigration policy. Be sure to address:

1) The role of the 'American Dream.'

2) Future challenges for immigration policy.

3) Any recommendations you have for immigration policy.

Essay Topic 3

Research and write a short essay on humanism, including the foundations of the belief, major contributors, and well-known adherents.

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