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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17 through 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What economist makes the observation that aid to a developing country actually impedes that development in Chapter 6: The Music Man?
(a) Dambisa Moyo.
(b) Wilhelm Röpke.
(c) Carl Menger.
(d) Paul Krugman.

2. Who espoused the concept that "change" itself was a solution in the 2008 Presidential election, according to David Mamet?
(a) Republicans.
(b) Democrats.
(c) Libertarians
(d) Communists.

3. What does Mamet claim Jane Fonda did in visiting Hanoi and being photographed seated on an anti-aircraft battery?
(a) Enraged the Japanese.
(b) Committed treason.
(c) Ended the war.
(d) Impressed the prsident.

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?
(a) You are doing things wrong.
(b) We are better than you.
(c) Not to question established conventions.
(d) Ignorance is bliss.

5. What is defined as a suspicion of, hatred toward, or discrimination against Jews for reasons connected to their Jewish heritage?
(a) Anti Palestinianism.
(b) Anti Israelism.
(c) Anti Judaism.
(d) Anti Semitism.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mamet, a democracy is created with the intention of ensuring that no one suffers from the state which can only be accomplished by doing what?

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

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

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

5. What does Mamet assert would happen to the occupants of an Iranian vehicle with a bumper sticker with a Christian cross, a star of David and a Muslim crescent and the single word, "Co-Exist"?

(see the answer key)

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