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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. Mamet writes in Chapter 11: What is "Diversity?" that a liberal education teaches children to dismantle and disparage what?
(a) The true heart of America.
(b) A democratic society.
(c) A culture in which their family has thrived.
(d) The Communist revolution.

2. Who was the Republican candidate for President in the 2008 election?
(a) Barack Obama.
(b) John McCain.
(c) Sarah Palin.
(d) Joe Biden.

3. In Chapter 16: The Victim, Mamet writes that when six houses were destroyed in an incursion into Palestinian territory by the Israelis, it was depicted in Western media as what?
(a) "The Scourge of Humanity".
(b) "The Rape of Jenin".
(c) "The Holocaust".
(d) "The Spanish Inquisition".

4. In Chapter 15: The Intelligent Person's Guide to Socialism and Anti-Semitism, Mamet writes that it is difficult to understand why aid is given to Palestine when some of the money is funneled to terrorists whose main goal is to kill whom?
(a) Americans.
(b) Mexicans.
(c) Canadians.
(d) Israelis.

5. In Chapter 13: Maxwell Street, Mamet claims that the Socialist vision of society, of taking care of the weak and downtrodden, only serves to do what?
(a) Tear at the fabric of our nation.
(b) Encourage dependability on the government.
(c) Curb creativity and human imagination.
(d) Make America less prosperous.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did a non-violent counterrevolution overthrow the Communists in East Germany?

2. At what institution did Milton Friedman teach for over three decades?

3. Liberals view themselves as compassionate and free-thinking but to Mamet they are what?

4. Mamet has mused that he'd rather deal with a crooked cop than what in Chapter 9: Chicago?

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

(see the answer key)

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