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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. According to Mamet in Chapter 7: Choice, a group that knows nothing of the world's history plopped in an isolated area on earth has what one factor that keeps it together?
(a) The human element.
(b) Pride.
(c) Shared ability to see the future.
(d) Shared denial of reality.

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

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

4. At what institution did Milton Friedman teach for over three decades?
(a) Harvard University.
(b) Stanford University.
(c) The University of Chicago.
(d) Loyola University.

5. According to Mamet in Chapter 7: Choice, the denial of reality is one of the reasons the Left embraces what?
(a) Conservatism.
(b) Liberalism.
(c) Communism.
(d) Socialism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mamet writes in Chapter 18: The Noble Savage that the Left worships both the tribe and what?

2. In what year did Jane Fonda visit Hanoi, where she was photographed seated on an anti-aircraft battery?

3. What does Mamet claim Jane Fonda did in visiting Hanoi and being photographed seated on an anti-aircraft battery?

4. What is defined as a suspicion of, hatred toward, or discrimination against Jews for reasons connected to their Jewish heritage?

5. What refers to a prohibition or interdiction of anything; exclusion from use or practice?

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