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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 33 through 36.

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. When was Nevil Shute born?
(a) 1906.
(b) 1899.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1924.

3. What radio talk show does Al Sharpton host?
(a) "Truth in Politics".
(b) "360 New York".
(c) "Dateline".
(d) "Keepin' It Real".

4. Mamet describes a friend of his daughter's who was what in Chapter 35: The Small Refrigerator?
(a) A muslim.
(b) An heiress.
(c) A mormon.
(d) A beauty queen.

5. What is defined as a group pattern of habitual activity usually transmitted from one generation to another?
(a) Society.
(b) Custom.
(c) Anxiety.
(d) Prejudice.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10: Milton Friedman Explained, Mamet writes that as opposed to asking, "What are the decisions?" Milton Friedman posed what question?

2. When was Milton Friedman born?

3. What television game show is referenced in Chapter 12: The Monty Hall Problem and the Contractor?

4. In Chapter 8: The Red Sea, Mamet writes that perhaps the parting of the Red Sea did not symbolize the unity of mankind; rather, it may have been intended to do what?

5. In Chapter 23: Greed, Mamet claims that in the liberal view, those who take more than their "fair share" should be what?

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