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

2. What type of card is useful for people in their mid twenties?

3. What is the 'tar jungle?'

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

5. What type of suspension is preferable on a boxcar?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Hoffman describe those who would follow his advice? Do you think he takes his advice seriously?

3. What is yogurt? How can it be made at home?

4. What do you feel is the role of the state in providing for its people? How is this issue dealt with in STEAL THIS BOOK?

5. What is 'monkey warfare?' Who does it appeal to?

6. What advice does Hoffman have for organizing a demonstration?

7. Do you think that the publication of STEAL THIS BOOK was ultimately a positive or negative event in the history of freedom of expression?

8. What kind of person was Abbie Hoffman? Was he a villain, a hero, or neither?

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on the topic of social welfare and the social safety net, making an argument for or against expansion of government spending on social programs. Be sure to use both logical, moral, and cited/researched arguments in your paper.

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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