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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. In Chapter 10: Milton Friedman Explained, Mamet writes that as opposed to asking, "What are the decisions?" Milton Friedman posed what question?
(a) "Decisions for who".
(b) "Can't I make my own decisions".
(c) "Who makes decisions".
(d) "Who needs decisions".

2. What does Mamet claim the Jews of the State of Israel want in Chapter 12: The Monty Hall Problem and the Contractor?
(a) To take over more land.
(b) To protect their borders and live in peace.
(c) To rely on the might of the U.S.
(d) To provoke the Palestinians.

3. What thriving industry did California tax out of the state, according to Mamet in Chapter 14: R100?
(a) The film industry.
(b) Manufacturing.
(c) Recreation.
(d) Scientific research.

4. When was the play "Glengarry Glen Ross" first produced?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1978.

5. In Chapter 3: Culture, School Shootings, the Audience, and the Elevator, Mamet writes that culture predates what?
(a) The bible.
(b) Society.
(c) Humans.
(d) Time.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mamet in Chapter 9: Chicago, there was something alluring about what infamous element of Chicago in his childhood?

2. What does Mamet claim the political impulse originated from in Chapter 1: The Political Impulse?

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

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

5. Who was the Republican Vice-Presidential candidate in the 2008 election?

Short Essay Questions

1. What hypocrisies does Mamet point out in liberal thought in Chapter 11: What is "Diversity?"

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

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

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

5. How does Mamet describe the relationship between the Left and the State of Israel in Chapter 12: The Monty Hall Problem and the Contractor?

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

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

8. How does Mamet define culture in Chapter 3: Culture, School Shootings, the Audience, and the Elevator?

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

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

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