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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 through 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When was the play "Glengarry Glen Ross" first produced?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1984.

4. What economist makes the observation that aid to a developing country actually impedes that development in Chapter 6: The Music Man?
(a) Dambisa Moyo.
(b) Wilhelm Röpke.
(c) Carl Menger.
(d) Paul Krugman.

5. In Chapter 3: Culture, School Shootings, the Audience, and the Elevator, Mamet writes that the pursuit of ____________________________ is a waste of time and money in that what can be taken from the experience is not marketable and has no relevance to the real work force?
(a) An acting degree.
(b) Fast cars.
(c) Friendships.
(d) A liberal college education.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who espoused the concept that "change" itself was a solution in the 2008 Presidential election, according to David Mamet?

2. According to Mamet in Chapter 7: Choice, a group that knows nothing of the world's history plopped in an isolated area on earth has what one factor that keeps it together?

3. Obama's campaign of "hope" and "change" was heralded as what, according to Mamet in Chapter 6: The Music Man?

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

5. In Chapter 4: Alcatraz, Mamet writes that what promotes transition and advancement?

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