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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 through 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9: Chicago, Mamet writes that the culture of society could be summed up in one phrase, "That's how we do things in Chicago," the sub-text of which was what?
(a) You are doing things wrong.
(b) Not to question established conventions.
(c) Ignorance is bliss.
(d) We are better than you.

2. Who is the protagonist of the novel "Lost Horizon"?
(a) Jack Jenkins.
(b) Hugh Conway.
(c) Albert Yonders.
(d) Ralph Buckingham.

3. According to Mamet in Chapter 1: The Political Impulse, justice was seen by the Left as meaning what?
(a) Equality.
(b) Community service.
(c) An increase in civil rights.
(d) The right to a fair trial.

4. According to Mamet in Chapter 7: Choice, what contains the wisdom from which the laws and the traditions of the West originate?
(a) The Bible.
(b) The Cosmos.
(c) Common sense.
(d) The Torah.

5. What is the setting of the play "The Music Man"?
(a) Silver City.
(b) The mountaintop.
(c) Memphis.
(d) River City.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9: Chicago, Mamet writes that the Left demands that the country continue to feel guilty about what?

2. Who is the con man in the play "The Music Man"?

3. When was Milton Friedman born?

4. Who was the Republican Vice-Presidential candidate in the 2008 election?

5. What is defined as the preservation of different cultures or cultural identities within a unified society, as a state or nation?

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