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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 29 through 32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mamet's father only finished how many years of community college before he bluffed his way into law school?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 0.

2. According to Mamet, who supported the concepts of fiscal conservatism, lower taxes and a strong military in the 2008 Presidential election?
(a) Republicans.
(b) Communists.
(c) Libertarians.
(d) Democrats.

3. What does Mamet claim the political impulse originated from in Chapter 1: The Political Impulse?
(a) A natural urge to bring order to social relations.
(b) A desire to rule lower classes.
(c) A way to convey one's perspective.
(d) Ancient Roman times.

4. Obama's campaign of "hope" and "change" was heralded as what, according to Mamet in Chapter 6: The Music Man?
(a) Salvation.
(b) The end of the world.
(c) The new New Deal.
(d) The start or World War III.

5. Mamet claims in Chapter 26: Feminism, that the left's dislike of Sarah Palin is in large part because she is what?
(a) Smart.
(b) A "worker".
(c) Pretty.
(d) Alaskan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is defined as an earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction, as power, honor, fame, or wealth, and the willingness to strive for its attainment?

2. The State of Israel was created by a British mandate that was ratified by what organization?

3. What is defined as the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.?

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?

5. In Chapter 14: R100, Mamet claims that the reason the American car industry failed was what?

(see the answer key)

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