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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 25 through 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 16: The Victim, Mamet writes that the liberal concern for the "victim" is merely an attempt to do what?
(a) Attain power and fame.
(b) Evoke a religious, spiritual feeling.
(c) Raise money.
(d) Be martyrs.

2. When did the term Homeland Security first arise, following a reorganization of many U.S. government agencies?
(a) 2003.
(b) 1998.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1988.

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

4. What does Mamet claim the Arabs want in regard to the State of Israel in Chapter 12: The Monty Hall Problem and the Contractor?
(a) A buffer zone along the border.
(b) To destroy Israel and claim the land.
(c) To live in peace with the Jews.
(d) Free entry in and out of Israel.

5. When was the play "Glengarry Glen Ross" first produced?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1992.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mamet in Chapter 1: The Political Impulse, justice was seen by the Left as meaning what?

2. In Chapter 23: Greed, Mamet claims that in the liberal view, those who take more than their "fair share" should be what?

3. Who espoused the concept that "change" itself was a solution in the 2008 Presidential election, according to David Mamet?

4. According to David Mamet, Al Sharpton complains about hair salons in black communities being owned largely by whom?

5. When was the NAACP formed?

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