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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 allows you to get more information across than wall scribbling?

2. What is the most effective foreign coin to use as a substitute for a quarter?

3. Who should you avoid freeloading from?

4. How much money did the hijacker ask for when he 'got greedy?'

5. What should you do to all your cans before going to the cashier?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the type of printing equipment that Hoffman explains for readers. How can this equipment be acquired cheaply? What equipment is best?

3. How have politics and mainstream society changed since Hoffman's day?

4. What does Hoffman recommend for free entertainment?

5. Has reading STEAL THIS BOOK changed your view of politics and the democratic system?

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

7. What does Hoffman say about advertising?

8. According to Hoffman, what is the best way to steal? Is this still true today?

9. What programs existed at the time of writing for distributing food to the poor? What criticism does he have for the way these programs were implemented?

10. What would happen if everyone followed the advice of STEAL THIS BOOK? What contradictions have you noticed?

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 propaganda. Be sure to address:

1) The definition of propaganda.

2) The role (if any) of propaganda in a modern society.

3) The prevalence of propaganda.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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