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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Sarah Palin become mayor of Wasilla, Alaska?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1997.
(c) 1996.
(d) 1985.

2. What refers to a process where people who live in proximity to each other come together into an organization that acts in their shared self-interest?
(a) Community organizing.
(b) Gang initiation.
(c) State legislature.
(d) Church gathering.

3. In Chapter 30: Naturally Evolved Institutions, Mamet writes that liberals want to make the world fair by giving what to those with less ability or who are perceived to have been disadvantaged by society?
(a) Free education.
(b) Money.
(c) Gold.
(d) An advantage.

4. What word means to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame?
(a) Critique.
(b) Denigrate.
(c) Abolish.
(d) Praise.

5. Dred Scott v. Sandford was a ruling from what year?
(a) 1822.
(b) 1857.
(c) 1842.
(d) 1811.

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

7. The Ashkenazi Jews were from where?
(a) Canada.
(b) Southern France.
(c) Milwaukee.
(d) Eastern Europe.

8. What radio talk show does Al Sharpton host?
(a) "Dateline".
(b) "Truth in Politics".
(c) "360 New York".
(d) "Keepin' It Real".

9. To what office was Sarah Palin elected in 1992?
(a) State Senator of Alaska.
(b) Wasilla City Council.
(c) Russian Diplomat.
(d) Governor of Alaska.

10. In 1987, Mamet made his film directing debut with what movie?
(a) Signs of Sorrow.
(b) Field of Flowers.
(c) City of Angels.
(d) House of Games.

11. Mamet writes that marriage is a naturally evolved response to the primordial urge for what?
(a) Religion.
(b) Finance.
(c) Biological urges.
(d) Monogamy.

12. For what book is Saul Alinsky most well known?
(a) Common Sense for Peace.
(b) Rules for Radicals.
(c) Nerds for Freedom.
(d) Justice for Everyone.

13. Mamet writes in Chapter 31: Breatharian that government did not invent what nor can it oversee it effectively?
(a) Religion.
(b) Homosexuality.
(c) The automobile industry.
(d) The film industry.

14. According to David Mamet, Al Sharpton complains about hair salons in black communities being owned largely by whom?
(a) Mexicans.
(b) Asians.
(c) Indians.
(d) Canadians.

15. Mamet claims in Chapter 21: Rumpelstiltskin that the impact of liberal policies will result in what?
(a) The destruction of our culture.
(b) A better economy.
(c) The first woman president.
(d) Americans being slaves to the Chinese.

Short Answer Questions

1. U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War escalated in the early 1960s, with U.S. troop levels tripling in what year?

2. Mamet claims in Chapter 38: Who Does One Think He Is? that the difference between fairness and equality is that the latter can be given what?

3. In Chapter 26: Feminism, Mamet claims that the weakening of what will eventually destroy the family which is essential for a successful society?

4. Mamet writes in Chapter 33: Self-Evident Truth that American Democracy is based on the belief that what?

5. 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?

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