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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. When was the novel "Lost Horizon" published?
(a) 1933.
(b) 1904.
(c) 1917.
(d) 1911.
2. In Chapter 16: The Victim, Mamet writes that when six houses were destroyed in an incursion into Palestinian territory by the Israelis, it was depicted in Western media as what?
(a) "The Spanish Inquisition".
(b) "The Rape of Jenin".
(c) "The Holocaust".
(d) "The Scourge of Humanity".
3. What was the profession of David Mamet's father?
(a) Attorney.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Professor.
(d) Dentist.
4. Who felt that ultimate security would be found in peaceful solutions, according to Mamet in the 2008 Presidential elections?
(a) Conservatives.
(b) Sarah Palin.
(c) Liberals.
(d) Pat Robertson.
5. What television game show is referenced in Chapter 12: The Monty Hall Problem and the Contractor?
(a) "Wheel of Fortune".
(b) "Family Feud".
(c) "The Price is Right".
(d) "Let's Make a Deal".
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Mamet claim the Arabs want in regard to the State of Israel in Chapter 12: The Monty Hall Problem and the Contractor?
2. What aircraft crashed and burned after making it only 300 miles on a trans-Atlantic trip in Chapter 14: R100?
3. When was Vanessa Redgrave born?
4. Who is the protagonist of the novel "Lost Horizon"?
5. What is defined as the preservation of different cultures or cultural identities within a unified society, as a state or nation?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Mamet claim would be the outcome in Iran if people expressed freedom of thought in Chapter 17: Puritans?
2. What question did Milton Friedman ask, according to Mamet in Chapter 10: Milton Friedman Explained? Where does Mamet believe government should and should not intervene?
3. How does Mamet describe his youth in his native city in Chapter 9: Chicago?
4. How does Mamet define culture in Chapter 3: Culture, School Shootings, the Audience, and the Elevator?
5. What economist does Mamet cite in Chapter 6: "The Music Man"? What observation is made?
6. What comparison does Mamet make between Charles Manson and Che Guevara in Chapter 4: Alcatraz?
7. What criticism of the Left does Mamet voice in Chapter 7: Choice?
8. How does Mamet describe the change in Liberal Arts education in Chapter 5: Lost Horizon?
9. What does Mamet assert of the free market in Chapter 18: The Noble Savage?
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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