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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. When was the play "American Buffalo" first produced?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1953.
(d) 1975.

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

3. 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?
(a) Shared denial of reality.
(b) Pride.
(c) The human element.
(d) Shared ability to see the future.

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

5. What is the setting of the play Glengarry Glen Ross?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Portland.
(c) New York.
(d) Denver.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the Democratic candidate in the 2008 Presidential election?

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

3. When was the play "Glengarry Glen Ross" first produced?

4. Who was the Republican Vice-Presidential candidate in the 2008 election?

5. Who wrote the book, music and lyrics for the play "The Music Man"?

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