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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 was the Republican Vice-Presidential candidate in the 2008 election?
(a) Barack Obama.
(b) John McCain.
(c) Joe Biden.
(d) Sarah Palin.

2. What actor was Jane Fonda's father?
(a) Mitchell Fonda.
(b) James Fonda.
(c) Robert Fonda.
(d) Henry Fonda.

3. In Chapter 15: The Intelligent Person's Guide to Socialism and Anti-Semitism, Mamet writes that it is difficult to understand why aid is given to Palestine when some of the money is funneled to terrorists whose main goal is to kill whom?
(a) Canadians.
(b) Americans.
(c) Mexicans.
(d) Israelis.

4. Who wrote the novel "Lost Horizon"?
(a) Edmund King.
(b) James Hilton.
(c) Chadwick Roberts.
(d) Randall Morris.

5. In Chapter 14: R100, Mamet claims that the reason the American car industry failed was what?
(a) They used poor materials.
(b) They didn't advertise enough.
(c) No one wanted its products.
(d) Cars were not available in popular colors.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the NAACP formed?

2. At what institution did Milton Friedman teach for over three decades?

3. According to Mamet, a democracy is created with the intention of ensuring that no one suffers from the state which can only be accomplished by doing what?

4. When was Vanessa Redgrave born?

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

2. What does Mamet claim would be the outcome in Iran if people expressed freedom of thought in Chapter 17: Puritans?

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

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

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

6. What values does Mamet claim the Democrats and Republicans espoused in the 2008 election in Chapter 1: The Political Impulse?

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

8. What does Mamet assert of the free market in Chapter 18: The Noble Savage?

9. How does Mamet describe Homeland Security in Chapter 20: Cabinet Spiritualism and the Car Czar?

10. What comparison does Mamet make between Charles Manson and Che Guevara in Chapter 4: Alcatraz?

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