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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 through 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term refers to the weapon equipment of a military vehicle, ship, or aircraft?
(a) Apparatus of death.
(b) Armament.
(c) Canon.
(d) Artillery.

2. What was the name of David Mamet's father?
(a) Marcus Robert Mamet.
(b) James Russel Mamet.
(c) Herbert David Mamet.
(d) Bernard Morris Mamet.

3. In Chapter 3: Culture, School Shootings, the Audience, and the Elevator, Mamet writes that the pursuit of ____________________________ is a waste of time and money in that what can be taken from the experience is not marketable and has no relevance to the real work force?
(a) Friendships.
(b) An acting degree.
(c) Fast cars.
(d) A liberal college education.

4. In Chapter 9: Chicago, Mamet writes that the Left demands that the country continue to feel guilty about what?
(a) World War II.
(b) The Great Depression.
(c) The space race.
(d) Slavery.

5. When was Nevil Shute born?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1906.
(c) 1924.
(d) 1899.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name refers to a fictional Utopian lamasery high in the mountains of Tibet featured in the book "Lost Horizon"?

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

3. Who was the Republican candidate for President in the 2008 election?

4. In Chapter 9: Chicago, Mamet writes that the culture of society could be summed up in one phrase, "That's how we do things in Chicago," the sub-text of which was what?

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

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