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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. Where is Alcatraz Island located?
(a) Humboldt Bay.
(b) The Sea of Cortez.
(c) Puget Sound.
(d) San Francisco Bay.

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

3. What name refers to a fictional Utopian lamasery high in the mountains of Tibet featured in the book "Lost Horizon"?
(a) Alcatraz.
(b) Shangri-La.
(c) Atlantis.
(d) Babylon.

4. In Chapter 23: Greed, Mamet writes that greed is a sin according to what?
(a) The Bill of Rights.
(b) The Ten Commandments.
(c) The U.S. Constitution.
(d) The U.N. Charter.

5. Who does Mamet describe as having actually convinced a portion of the public that they could perform magic and miracles in the 19th century?
(a) The Liberal Wizards.
(b) The Republican Magicians.
(c) The Senate Shamans.
(d) The Cabinet Spiritualists.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mamet has mused that he'd rather deal with a crooked cop than what in Chapter 9: Chicago?

2. 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?

3. Who was Vanessa Redgrave's father?

4. In what year did Sarah Palin become mayor of Wasilla, Alaska?

5. Although Camp Kawaga in Chicago that Mamet attended was a summer camp for Jewish children, they were forced to take part in what?

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