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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. Who is the con man in the play "The Music Man"?
(a) John Robbins.
(b) Michael Zeers.
(c) Harold Hill.
(d) Donald Rice.
2. According to Mamet in Chapter 7: Choice, a group that knows nothing of the world's history plopped in an isolated area on earth has what one factor that keeps it together?
(a) Pride.
(b) Shared denial of reality.
(c) Shared ability to see the future.
(d) The human element.
3. Who was the Democratic candidate in the 2008 Presidential election?
(a) John McCain.
(b) Sarah Palin.
(c) Joe Biden.
(d) Barack Obama.
4. When was the play "American Buffalo" first produced?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1953.
5. When did a non-violent counterrevolution overthrow the Communists in East Germany?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1993.
(d) 1979.
Short Answer Questions
1. The United States Presidential election of 2008 was numbered what quadrennial presidential election?
2. When was the State of Israel established?
3. Who felt that ultimate security would be found in peaceful solutions, according to Mamet in the 2008 Presidential elections?
4. According to Mamet in Chapter 1: The Political Impulse, justice was seen by the Right as meaning what?
5. At what institution did Milton Friedman teach for over three decades?
Short Essay Questions
1. What brought about the "car czar" in the Obama administration according to Mamet in Chapter 20: Cabinet Spiritualism and the Car Czar? How does he define this title?
2. How does Mamet describe the change in Liberal Arts education in Chapter 5: Lost Horizon?
3. How does Mamet describe Jane Fonda's political actions in Chapter 19: Adventure Slumming?
4. What does Mamet assert of the free market in Chapter 18: The Noble Savage?
5. How does Mamet describe his youth in his native city in Chapter 9: Chicago?
6. How does Mamet describe his transition from liberalism to conservatism in Chapter 2: The American Reality? What book influenced him?
7. How does Mamet describe Homeland Security in Chapter 20: Cabinet Spiritualism and the Car Czar?
8. What values does Mamet claim the Democrats and Republicans espoused in the 2008 election in Chapter 1: The Political Impulse?
9. What hypocrisies does Mamet point out in liberal thought in Chapter 11: What is "Diversity?"
10. How does Mamet describe the differences between Israel, West Germany and East Germany in Chapter 14: R100? How does this relate to American finance?
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