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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. Mamet writes in Chapter 24: Arrested Development that while teaching a drama course, Mamet encountered students who didn't want the villain of a story to be what?
(a) An Arab.
(b) An Australian.
(c) A Jew.
(d) An American.

2. It is Mamet's opinion in Chapter 22: My Father, Al Sharpton, and the Designated Criminal that who sends the message everyday that America has surrendered and is ready to be taken over by our enemies?
(a) Howard Stern.
(b) George W. Bush.
(c) Sarah Palin.
(d) Barack Obama.

3. In Chapter 32: The Street Sweeper and the Surgeon, or Marxism Examined, Mamet claims that while it's absurd to judge that someone is not capable of a certain position because of his race, it is just as absurd to do what?
(a) Assume the same based on their religion.
(b) Hold an election for the position.
(c) Push someone into a position who is not suited for it just because of his race.
(d) Assume the same based on their sex.

4. When did Mamet's grandparents immigrate to the United States?
(a) The 1890s.
(b) The 1910s.
(c) The 1920s.
(d) The 1900s.

5. According to David Mamet, Al Sharpton complains about hair salons in black communities being owned largely by whom?
(a) Asians.
(b) Canadians.
(c) Mexicans.
(d) Indians.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Franklin Delano Roosevelt born?

2. To what office was Sarah Palin elected in 1992?

3. Mamet writes that marriage is a naturally evolved response to the primordial urge for what?

4. When was Sarah Palin born?

5. Mamet claims in Chapter 35: The Small Refrigerator, that the biggest fault of his generation is what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mamet assert he wrote the book The Secret Knowledge in Chapter 38: Who Does One Think He Is?

2. How is Saul Alinsky described in Chapter 37: Late Revelations? What criticism does Mamet have for community organization?

3. Why does Mamet criticize the words "hope" and "change" in the Obama campaign in Chapter 34: Hope and Change?

4. How does Mamet relate the benefits of working on a movie set in Chapter 38: Who Does One Think He Is?

5. What is the outcome when the government intervenes on the side of the street sweeper according to Mamet in Chapter 32: The Street Sweeper and the Surgeon, or Marxism Examined?

6. From what did the institution of marriage arise, according to Mamet in Chapter 30: Naturally Evolved Institutions?

7. What led to the diminishing of conservative Judaism in Mamet's family, as described in Chapter 27: The Ashkenazis?

8. What does Mamet assert to be the reason for America's success in Chapter 39: The Secret Knowledge? What threatens that success to Mamet?

9. What importance does Mamet lay on the foundation of family in Chapter 29: The Family?

10. What does Mamet claim about war, diplomacy and choice in Chapter 36: Bumper Stickers?

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