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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. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected President of the United States in what year?
(a) 1936.
(b) 1932.
(c) 1928.
(d) 1940.

2. The State of Israel was created by a British mandate that was ratified by what organization?
(a) The Democratic Party.
(b) NATO.
(c) The Communist Party.
(d) The League of Nations.

3. Freedom of speech in the United States is protected by what Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
(a) The Fith Amendment.
(b) The Second Amendment.
(c) The First Amendment.
(d) The Eighth Amendment.

4. In what year was Sarah Palin appointed Chairman of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission?
(a) 2000.
(b) 2005.
(c) 1995.
(d) 2003.

5. In Chapter 30: Naturally Evolved Institutions, Mamet writes that liberals want to make the world fair by giving what to those with less ability or who are perceived to have been disadvantaged by society?
(a) Money.
(b) An advantage.
(c) Gold.
(d) Free education.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Franklin Delano Roosevelt born?

2. Although Camp Kawaga in Chicago that Mamet attended was a summer camp for Jewish children, they were forced to take part in what?

3. 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?

4. When was Al Sharpton born?

5. Mamet claims in Chapter 38: Who Does One Think He Is? that the difference between fairness and equality is that the latter can be given 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 does Mamet relate liberals to Rumpelstiltskin?

3. How does Mamet describe the internal sources of America's destruction in Chapter 22: My Father, Al Sharpton, and the Designated Criminal? What external sources does he describe?

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

5. How does Mamet describe the impact of the Dred Scott Decision in Chapter 33: Self-Evident Truth?

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

7. 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?

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

9. How did David Mamet's political beliefs evolve throughout his life?

10. What does Mamet claim about the denigration of American culture in Chapter 22: My Father, Al Sharpton, and the Designated Criminal?

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