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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3: Culture, School Shootings, the Audience, and the Elevator, Mamet writes that culture predates what?
(a) The bible.
(b) Humans.
(c) Time.
(d) Society.

2. Who felt that ultimate security would be found in peaceful solutions, according to Mamet in the 2008 Presidential elections?
(a) Pat Robertson.
(b) Conservatives.
(c) Liberals.
(d) Sarah Palin.

3. When did a non-violent counterrevolution overthrow the Communists in East Germany?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1984.
(c) 1993.
(d) 1979.

4. Who wrote the novel "Lost Horizon"?
(a) Chadwick Roberts.
(b) James Hilton.
(c) Edmund King.
(d) Randall Morris.

5. Mamet writes in Chapter 18: The Noble Savage that the Left worships both the tribe and what?
(a) Judaism.
(b) Big government.
(c) Christianity.
(d) Small government.

6. When was Vanessa Redgrave born?
(a) 1928.
(b) 1923.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1918.

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

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

9. Who does Mamet equate liberals with who were expelled from England because their "good acts" were seen as contrived and nauseated everyone?
(a) Mormons.
(b) Christians.
(c) Jews.
(d) Puritans.

10. At what institution did Milton Friedman teach for over three decades?
(a) The University of Chicago.
(b) Loyola University.
(c) Harvard University.
(d) Stanford University.

11. In Chapter 17: Puritans, Mamet writes that liberals apply what to all people and causes?
(a) Educational equivalency.
(b) Monetary equivalency.
(c) Racial equivalency.
(d) Moral equivalency.

12. In Chapter 9: Chicago, Mamet writes that the culture of society could be summed up in one phrase, "That's how we do things in Chicago," the sub-text of which was what?
(a) Not to question established conventions.
(b) We are better than you.
(c) Ignorance is bliss.
(d) You are doing things wrong.

13. What is the setting of the play "The Music Man"?
(a) Silver City.
(b) River City.
(c) Memphis.
(d) The mountaintop.

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

15. Mamet claims in Chapter 18: The Noble Savage that Conservatives believe in ______ which is not a fantasy and which is a proven success.
(a) Democracy.
(b) The stock market.
(c) Christianity.
(d) The free market.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the play "Glengarry Glen Ross" first produced?

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

3. According to Mamet in Chapter 7: Choice, the denial of reality is one of the reasons the Left embraces what?

4. When was Nevil Shute born?

5. When was Sigmund Freud born?

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