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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 through 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When was David Mamet born?
(a) 1936.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1947.

3. In Chapter 10: Milton Friedman Explained, Mamet writes that as opposed to asking, "What are the decisions?" Milton Friedman posed what question?
(a) "Who makes decisions".
(b) "Decisions for who".
(c) "Who needs decisions".
(d) "Can't I make my own decisions".

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

5. When was Milton Friedman born?
(a) 1903.
(b) 1934.
(c) 1928.
(d) 1912.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mamet claim the Arabs want in regard to the State of Israel in Chapter 12: The Monty Hall Problem and the Contractor?

2. What is the setting of the play Glengarry Glen Ross?

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

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

5. Who is the protagonist of the novel "Lost Horizon"?

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