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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 what year did the government award Nevil Shute and a governmental department contracts to make rigid aircraft called zeppelins?
(a) 1910.
(b) 1918.
(c) 1925.
(d) 1936.

2. What does Mamet claim the political impulse originated from in Chapter 1: The Political Impulse?
(a) A natural urge to bring order to social relations.
(b) A desire to rule lower classes.
(c) A way to convey one's perspective.
(d) Ancient Roman times.

3. Where was Vanessa Redgrave born?
(a) Paris, France.
(b) London, England.
(c) Rome, Italy.
(d) Warsaw, Poland.

4. What is defined as the preservation of different cultures or cultural identities within a unified society, as a state or nation?
(a) Utopia.
(b) Multiculturalism.
(c) Sovereign nation.
(d) Segregation.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the novel "Lost Horizon"?

2. 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?

3. In Chapter 3: Culture, School Shootings, the Audience, and the Elevator, Mamet writes that the pursuit of ____________________________ is a waste of time and money in that what can be taken from the experience is not marketable and has no relevance to the real work force?

4. What is defined as a suspicion of, hatred toward, or discrimination against Jews for reasons connected to their Jewish heritage?

5. What does Mamet claim the Arabs want in regard to the State of Israel in Chapter 12: The Monty Hall Problem and the Contractor?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Mamet describe his former political leanings in Chapter 1: The Political Impulse?

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

7. What does Mamet say of the liberal concern for the victim in Chapter 16: The Victim?

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

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

10. How does Mamet describe his youth in his native city in Chapter 9: Chicago?

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