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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. When was Saul David Alinsky born?
(a) 1909.
(b) 1884.
(c) 1896.
(d) 1912.
2. Who did David Mamet claim was a brilliant actress and comedienne but failed to meet the standards of the feminists of her day in Chapter 26: Feminism?
(a) Marilyn Monroe.
(b) Jane Fonda.
(c) Lucille Ball.
(d) Susan Sarandon.
3. What word means to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame?
(a) Denigrate.
(b) Praise.
(c) Critique.
(d) Abolish.
4. Mamet writes in Chapter 29: The Family, that the family is the single-most important unit for transmitting what?
(a) Political views.
(b) Cultural information.
(c) Information about justice.
(d) Love.
5. When did Mamet's grandparents immigrate to the United States?
(a) The 1890s.
(b) The 1910s.
(c) The 1920s.
(d) The 1900s.
Short Answer Questions
1. Whose poem written for his son and containing many Christian references did Mamet read while at Camp Kawaga?
2. When did Saul David Alinsky die?
3. What is defined as a group pattern of habitual activity usually transmitted from one generation to another?
4. When was Sarah Palin born?
5. For what book is Saul Alinsky most well known?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Mamet write about the 2008 housing collapse in Chapter 23: Greed?
2. How does Mamet relate the government to a sports referee in Chapter 30: Naturally Evolved Institutions?
3. How does Mamet describe liberal hypocrisy in regard to feminism in Chapter 26: Feminism?
4. Why does Mamet criticize the words "hope" and "change" in the Obama campaign in Chapter 34: Hope and Change?
5. How does Mamet relate liberals to Rumpelstiltskin?
6. How does Mamet describe the impact of the Dred Scott Decision in Chapter 33: Self-Evident Truth?
7. How does Mamet relate the metaphor of the street sweeper to Marxism in Chapter 32: The Street Sweeper and the Surgeon, or Marxism Examined?
8. How did David Mamet's political beliefs evolve throughout his life?
9. From what did the institution of marriage arise, according to Mamet in Chapter 30: Naturally Evolved Institutions?
10. How are the Ashkenazi Jews described in Chapter 27: The Ashkenazis? How did Mamet's grandparents succeed in America?
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