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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. When did a non-violent counterrevolution overthrow the Communists in East Germany?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1993.

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

3. Who was the Republican Vice-Presidential candidate in the 2008 election?
(a) Sarah Palin.
(b) John McCain.
(c) Barack Obama.
(d) Joe Biden.

4. Mamet writes that marriage is a naturally evolved response to the primordial urge for what?
(a) Religion.
(b) Monogamy.
(c) Finance.
(d) Biological urges.

5. In Chapter 16: The Victim, Mamet writes that when six houses were destroyed in an incursion into Palestinian territory by the Israelis, it was depicted in Western media as what?
(a) "The Scourge of Humanity".
(b) "The Rape of Jenin".
(c) "The Holocaust".
(d) "The Spanish Inquisition".

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13: Maxwell Street, Mamet claims that to Liberals, the government has the responsibility of protecting anyone who claims to be what?

2. According to Mamet, who supported the concepts of fiscal conservatism, lower taxes and a strong military in the 2008 Presidential election?

3. In 1969, Al Sharpton was appointed by whom as youth director of Operation Breadbasket, a group that focused on the promotion of new and better jobs for African-Americans?

4. What book by Sarah Palin has sold more than two million copies?

5. It is Mamet's opinion in Chapter 22: My Father, Al Sharpton, and the Designated Criminal that who sends the message everyday that America has surrendered and is ready to be taken over by our enemies?

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