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

2. 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) Film schools.
(b) Ivy league.
(c) Business schools.
(d) Technical colleges.

3. Where is Alcatraz Island located?
(a) San Francisco Bay.
(b) The Sea of Cortez.
(c) Humboldt Bay.
(d) Puget Sound.

4. What is the setting of the play "The Music Man"?
(a) The mountaintop.
(b) Memphis.
(c) Silver City.
(d) River City.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is the con man in the play "The Music Man"?

5. What economist makes the observation that aid to a developing country actually impedes that development in Chapter 6: The Music Man?

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