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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. The United States Presidential election of 2008 was numbered what quadrennial presidential election?
(a) 68th.
(b) 29th.
(c) 56th.
(d) 44th.

2. 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?
(a) Divide and conquer.
(b) Revive it's spirit.
(c) Show it's vulnerability.
(d) Distinguish its diversity.

3. In Chapter 5: Lost Horizon, Mamet writes that there is a stampede of unskilled individuals into what schools because it is an acceptable pursuit and it is not "work" per se?
(a) Ivy league.
(b) Technical colleges.
(c) Business schools.
(d) Film schools.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mamet in Chapter 1: The Political Impulse, justice was seen by the Right as meaning what?

2. What term refers to the weapon equipment of a military vehicle, ship, or aircraft?

3. When was Sigmund Freud born?

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

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

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