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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 is even easier to shoplift than food?

2. What does Hoffman recommend against when hijacking the mic at a concert?

3. What does Hoffman recommend as the best method of birth control?

4. Who's Register of Companies, Directors and Executives does Hoffman recommend?

5. What number size of brass washer doubles as a dime?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the explosive process of a concussion bomb or similar explosive device.

2. What does Hoffman recommend for free entertainment?

3. What legal advice does Hoffman have for those arrested?

4. Should Abbie Hoffman be held legally responsible for the actions of his readers if they follow his teachings literally and break the law?

5. What would you like to see changed in America? Are any of the changes you would like to see similar to those that Hoffman would want?

6. What does Hoffman recommend for free furniture, clothing, and other goods?

7. What do you feel is the best way to achieve political change? What tactics do you agree and disagree most with in STEAL THIS BOOK?

8. How does Hoffman attempt to justify stealing at supermarkets? Do you agree with him?

9. What advice does Hoffman have for the operators of underground radio stations?

10. How should a demonstrator dress during a protest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay making a moral argument for or against the publication of books such as STEAL THIS BOOK.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on the topic of authority. Be sure to address:

1) Forms of authority.

2) Common attitudes towards authority, and hypotheses on why these attitudes exist.

3) The role of authority in a modern society.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on the topic of recreational drugs, focusing on those mentioned by Hoffman in STEAL THIS BOOK. Be sure to address:

1) Issues surrounding the use and sale of drugs.

2) Issues with the prohibition of these drugs.

3) How you feel about the current state of narcotics laws in America.

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