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

2. According to Mamet in Chapter 7: Choice, the denial of reality is one of the reasons the Left embraces what?
(a) Communism.
(b) Socialism.
(c) Conservatism.
(d) Liberalism.

3. According to Mamet in Chapter 1: The Political Impulse, justice was seen by the Right as meaning what?
(a) Criminals facing stiff jail sentences.
(b) Rich people being safe.
(c) Strict adherence to laws.
(d) A death penalty is necessary.

4. In Chapter 4: Alcatraz, Mamet writes that what promotes transition and advancement?
(a) The Republican party.
(b) The Christian church.
(c) Society.
(d) The Democratic party.

5. According to Mamet, the Left ascribes to a sharing of wealth but fails to answer what fundamental question?
(a) How important wealth is.
(b) Where the wealth came from.
(c) What currency is the strongest.
(d) What true wealth is.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was Milton Friedman born?

3. The United States Presidential election of 2008 was numbered what quadrennial presidential election?

4. At what institution did Milton Friedman teach for over three decades?

5. Who wrote the book, music and lyrics for the play "The Music Man"?

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