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

2. According to David Mamet, Al Sharpton complains about hair salons in black communities being owned largely by whom?
(a) Asians.
(b) Canadians.
(c) Indians.
(d) Mexicans.

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 Holocaust".
(b) "The Spanish Inquisition".
(c) "The Rape of Jenin".
(d) "The Scourge of Humanity".

4. In Chapter 14: R100, Mamet claims that the reason the American car industry failed was what?
(a) They used poor materials.
(b) No one wanted its products.
(c) They didn't advertise enough.
(d) Cars were not available in popular colors.

5. Although Camp Kawaga in Chicago that Mamet attended was a summer camp for Jewish children, they were forced to take part in what?
(a) Pagan events.
(b) Republican events.
(c) Muslim events.
(d) Christian events.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the book, music and lyrics for the play "The Music Man"?

2. In Chapter 10: Milton Friedman Explained, Mamet writes that as opposed to asking, "What are the decisions?" Milton Friedman posed what question?

3. When was Sigmund Freud born?

4. What does Mamet claim the political impulse originated from in Chapter 1: The Political Impulse?

5. What was the profession of David Mamet's father?

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