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

2. In Chapter 15: The Intelligent Person's Guide to Socialism and Anti-Semitism, Mamet writes that it is difficult to understand why aid is given to Palestine when some of the money is funneled to terrorists whose main goal is to kill whom?
(a) Americans.
(b) Canadians.
(c) Mexicans.
(d) Israelis.

3. What refers to a prohibition or interdiction of anything; exclusion from use or practice?
(a) Embargo.
(b) Taboo.
(c) Bounty.
(d) Tariff.

4. In Chapter 13: Maxwell Street, Mamet claims that the Socialist vision of society, of taking care of the weak and downtrodden, only serves to do what?
(a) Curb creativity and human imagination.
(b) Tear at the fabric of our nation.
(c) Encourage dependability on the government.
(d) Make America less prosperous.

5. Maxwell Street refers to a famous street in what city?
(a) Chicago.
(b) St. Louis.
(c) Phoenix.
(d) New Orleans.

Short Answer Questions

1. It is Mamet's opinion in Chapter 22: My Father, Al Sharpton, and the Designated Criminal that who sends the message everyday that America has surrendered and is ready to be taken over by our enemies?

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

3. Who did David Mamet claim was a brilliant actress and comedienne but failed to meet the standards of the feminists of her day in Chapter 26: Feminism?

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

5. In Chapter 8: The Red Sea, Mamet writes that perhaps the parting of the Red Sea did not symbolize the unity of mankind; rather, it may have been intended to do what?

(see the answer key)

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