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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4: Alcatraz, Mamet writes that what promotes transition and advancement?
(a) Society.
(b) The Christian church.
(c) The Republican party.
(d) The Democratic party.

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?
(a) Fast cars.
(b) A liberal college education.
(c) Friendships.
(d) An acting degree.

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

4. In addition to being an aeronautical engineer, Nevil Shute was also what?
(a) A dentist.
(b) A historian.
(c) An author.
(d) A professinal motorcycle racer.

5. When was the State of Israel established?
(a) 1874.
(b) 1293.
(c) 1725.
(d) 1948.

6. Who is the protagonist of the novel "Lost Horizon"?
(a) Albert Yonders.
(b) Hugh Conway.
(c) Jack Jenkins.
(d) Ralph Buckingham.

7. 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) We are better than you.
(b) You are doing things wrong.
(c) Ignorance is bliss.
(d) Not to question established conventions.

8. What is defined as the preservation of different cultures or cultural identities within a unified society, as a state or nation?
(a) Multiculturalism.
(b) Sovereign nation.
(c) Utopia.
(d) Segregation.

9. In what year did the government award Nevil Shute and a governmental department contracts to make rigid aircraft called zeppelins?
(a) 1918.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1910.

10. According to Mamet, the Left ascribes to a sharing of wealth but fails to answer what fundamental question?
(a) What currency is the strongest.
(b) How important wealth is.
(c) Where the wealth came from.
(d) What true wealth is.

11. Where was Vanessa Redgrave born?
(a) Paris, France.
(b) Warsaw, Poland.
(c) Rome, Italy.
(d) London, England.

12. Who was Vanessa Redgrave's father?
(a) Sir Albert Hutchman.
(b) Sir Newman James.
(c) Sir James Murphy.
(d) Sir Michael Redgrave.

13. What television game show is referenced in Chapter 12: The Monty Hall Problem and the Contractor?
(a) "The Price is Right".
(b) "Let's Make a Deal".
(c) "Family Feud".
(d) "Wheel of Fortune".

14. According to Mamet in Chapter 1: The Political Impulse, justice was seen by the Right as meaning what?
(a) Strict adherence to laws.
(b) Rich people being safe.
(c) A death penalty is necessary.
(d) Criminals facing stiff jail sentences.

15. 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. What aircraft crashed and burned after making it only 300 miles on a trans-Atlantic trip in Chapter 14: R100?

2. Mamet writes in Chapter 11: What is "Diversity?" that buying into the "change" that Obama has promised will cause the descent of the nation into what?

3. In Chapter 13: Maxwell Street, Mamet claims that to Liberals, the government has the responsibility of protecting anyone who claims to be what?

4. Who was the Republican candidate for President in the 2008 election?

5. Mamet writes in Chapter 10: Milton Friedman Explained that the advantage that free enterprise has over the state is that it can what?

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