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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. What location does Mamet describe as similar to the Catskills and was a playground for adult Jews who were restricted from other hotels and resorts?
(a) The Hamptons.
(b) Oakerly Lake.
(c) Martha's Vineyard.
(d) Oakton Manor.

2. What television game show is referenced in Chapter 12: The Monty Hall Problem and the Contractor?
(a) "Let's Make a Deal".
(b) "Wheel of Fortune".
(c) "Family Feud".
(d) "The Price is Right".

3. In Chapter 15: The Intelligent Person's Guide to Socialism and Anti-Semitism, Mamet writes that it is difficult to understand why aid is given to Palestine when some of the money is funneled to terrorists whose main goal is to kill whom?
(a) Mexicans.
(b) Canadians.
(c) Israelis.
(d) Americans.

4. When was the novel "Lost Horizon" published?
(a) 1904.
(b) 1933.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1917.

5. In Chapter 30: Naturally Evolved Institutions, Mamet writes that liberals want to make the world fair by giving what to those with less ability or who are perceived to have been disadvantaged by society?
(a) An advantage.
(b) Free education.
(c) Gold.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3: Culture, School Shootings, the Audience, and the Elevator, Mamet writes that culture predates what?

2. In what year did the government award Nevil Shute and a governmental department contracts to make rigid aircraft called zeppelins?

3. Who felt that ultimate security would be found in peaceful solutions, according to Mamet in the 2008 Presidential elections?

4. Who headed a radical group that occupied Columbia University and insisted that he was speaking for the student body but most students didn't support him?

5. Although Camp Kawaga in Chicago that Mamet attended was a summer camp for Jewish children, they were forced to take part in what?

(see the answer key)

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