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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 state gives out the most generous welfare benefits?

2. What is one of the 'neatest' ways to travel for free?

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

4. According to Hoffman, what can few police officers read?

5. What makes up the majority of the diet for the National Liberation Front?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. How important are political demonstrations and protests in the democratic system? Is violence always a part of public political expressions?

4. Where can a person find food that needs to be disposed of?

5. What happened in the People's Park in Berkeley, 1969?

6. What does Hoffman say about airlines? How valid are the advice and justifications that he gives?

7. Describe Hoffman's flag and the importance behind it. Do you agree?

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

9. How can a person get free food in 'Amerika?' Do you think this advice is still valid?

10. How can television transmissions be hijacked?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay topic of your choosing, based on the theme of democracy. The essay can focus on a specific aspect of democracy, deal with the functioning of the system as a whole, and so on.

Essay Topic 2

Research and write an essay comparing and contrasting the economic systems of capitalism and communism, using historical examples of nations' experiences with various versions of the two systems.

Essay Topic 3

Research and write an essay on Abbie Hoffman's New Nation, addressing:

1) How the Nation would be established.

2) Pros and cons of the New Nation.

3) Barriers to achieving the New Nation.

(see the answer keys)

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