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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. Obama's campaign of "hope" and "change" was heralded as what, according to Mamet in Chapter 6: The Music Man?
(a) The new New Deal.
(b) The start or World War III.
(c) The end of the world.
(d) Salvation.

2. What term refers to the weapon equipment of a military vehicle, ship, or aircraft?
(a) Canon.
(b) Apparatus of death.
(c) Artillery.
(d) Armament.

3. What refers to a prohibition or interdiction of anything; exclusion from use or practice?
(a) Taboo.
(b) Embargo.
(c) Tariff.
(d) Bounty.

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

5. According to Mamet, who supported the concepts of fiscal conservatism, lower taxes and a strong military in the 2008 Presidential election?
(a) Democrats.
(b) Libertarians.
(c) Republicans.
(d) Communists.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For what field was Milton Friedman a recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize?

3. What does Mamet claim the Arabs want in regard to the State of Israel in Chapter 12: The Monty Hall Problem and the Contractor?

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

5. What does Mamet claim the political impulse originated from in Chapter 1: The Political Impulse?

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