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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. According to Mamet, who supported the concepts of fiscal conservatism, lower taxes and a strong military in the 2008 Presidential election?
(a) Communists.
(b) Libertarians.
(c) Democrats.
(d) Republicans.

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

3. For what field was Milton Friedman a recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) Economic Sciences.
(c) Literature.
(d) Philosophy.

4. According to Mamet in Chapter 1: The Political Impulse, justice was seen by the Right as meaning what?
(a) Strict adherence to laws.
(b) Criminals facing stiff jail sentences.
(c) Rich people being safe.
(d) A death penalty is necessary.

5. When was the novel "Lost Horizon" published?
(a) 1904.
(b) 1911.
(c) 1933.
(d) 1917.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the profession of David Mamet's father?

3. According to Mamet in Chapter 7: Choice, the denial of reality is one of the reasons the Left embraces what?

4. Who felt that ultimate security would be found in peaceful solutions, according to Mamet in the 2008 Presidential elections?

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

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