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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 13: Maxwell Street, Mamet writes that although the Constitution gives the power to declare war to the Congress, who declared war on Japan and then got Congress' approval?
(a) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(b) Woodrow Wilson.
(c) Herbert Hoover.
(d) John F. Kennedy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is defined as the preservation of different cultures or cultural identities within a unified society, as a state or nation?

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, the Left ascribes to a sharing of wealth but fails to answer what fundamental question?

4. 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?

5. When was Jane Fonda born?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do liberal youths today relate to the book "Lost Horizon", according to Mamet in Chapter 5: Lost Horizon?

2. What does Mamet say of the liberal concern for the victim in Chapter 16: The Victim?

3. How is the premise of "Let's Make a Deal" described in Chapter 12: The Monty Hall Problem and the Contractor?

4. What does Mamet assert the liberal viewpoint does to human creativity in Chapter 13: Maxwell Street?

5. How does Mamet relate liberalism, big government and nature in Chapter 18: The Noble Savage?

6. What does Mamet write about the meaning of the parting of the Red Sea in Chapter 8: The Red Sea?

7. What does Mamet claim is the promise of the government in Chapter 9: Chicago?

8. What criticism of the Left does Mamet voice in Chapter 7: Choice?

9. How does Mamet describe the differences between Israel, West Germany and East Germany in Chapter 14: R100? How does this relate to American finance?

10. How does Mamet describe the paradox of liberal thought in Chapter 1: The Political Impulse?

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