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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. At what institution did Milton Friedman teach for over three decades?
(a) Stanford University.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) Loyola University.
(d) The University of Chicago.

2. In Chapter 16: The Victim, Mamet writes that the liberal concern for the "victim" is merely an attempt to do what?
(a) Be martyrs.
(b) Evoke a religious, spiritual feeling.
(c) Raise money.
(d) Attain power and fame.

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

4. When was the novel "Lost Horizon" published?
(a) 1917.
(b) 1933.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1904.

5. In Chapter 13: Maxwell Street, Mamet claims that to Liberals, the government has the responsibility of protecting anyone who claims to be what?
(a) Powerless.
(b) Mentally unstable.
(c) Poor.
(d) Uneducated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of David Mamet's father?

2. In Chapter 13: Maxwell Street, Mamet claims that the Socialist vision of society, of taking care of the weak and downtrodden, only serves to do what?

3. Along with other celebrities, Jane Fonda supported what occupation in 1969 which was intended to call attention to Native American issues?

4. 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?

5. When was the play "Glengarry Glen Ross" first produced?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What warning did Nevil Shute give to the government in Chapter 14: R100? How was it received?

4. How does Mamet describe Jane Fonda's political actions in Chapter 19: Adventure Slumming?

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

6. 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?

7. How does Mamet relate Obama's campaign to the musical "The Music Man" in Chapter 6: "The Music Man"?

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

9. How does Mamet describe his transition from liberalism to conservatism in Chapter 2: The American Reality? What book influenced him?

10. What economist does Mamet cite in Chapter 6: "The Music Man"? What observation is made?

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