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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. In Chapter 3: Culture, School Shootings, the Audience, and the Elevator, Mamet writes that culture predates what?
(a) Humans.
(b) The bible.
(c) Society.
(d) Time.

2. Where was Vanessa Redgrave born?
(a) Paris, France.
(b) Warsaw, Poland.
(c) London, England.
(d) Rome, Italy.

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. What was the profession of David Mamet's father?
(a) Professor.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Attorney.
(d) Dentist.

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"?
(a) Their hands would be cut off.
(b) They would be forced to become muslims.
(c) They would be beheaded.
(d) They would be asked to leave.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was David Mamet born?

2. In Chapter 16: The Victim, Mamet writes that the liberal concern for the "victim" is merely an attempt to do what?

3. When was the play "Glengarry Glen Ross" first produced?

4. For what field was Milton Friedman a recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize?

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

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