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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. What location does Mamet describe as similar to the Catskills and was a playground for adult Jews who were restricted from other hotels and resorts?
(a) Oakton Manor.
(b) The Hamptons.
(c) Martha's Vineyard.
(d) Oakerly Lake.

2. When was Saul David Alinsky born?
(a) 1884.
(b) 1896.
(c) 1909.
(d) 1912.

3. What book by Sarah Palin has sold more than two million copies?
(a) Russia is Coming.
(b) Denali and Me.
(c) How to Gut a Moose.
(d) Going Rogue.

4. 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) Free education.
(b) Gold.
(c) An advantage.
(d) Money.

5. Who was an American politician and promotion of liberal causes in the Democratic Party and served as the 31st Governor of Illinois?
(a) Abraham Lincoln.
(b) Ronald Reagan.
(c) Rod Blagojevich.
(d) Adlai Stevenson II.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mamet claims in Chapter 33: Self-Evident Truth, that the people should save their abstract such as hope and their spiritual beliefs for what?

2. When was Sarah Palin born?

3. In what year did Sarah Palin become mayor of Wasilla, Alaska?

4. The Ashkenazi Jews were from where?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. What is the outcome of government intervention in the economy according to Mamet in Chapter 31: Breatharian?

5. How does Mamet relate the government to a sports referee in Chapter 30: Naturally Evolved Institutions?

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

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

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

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

10. How does Mamet define greed and ambition in Chapter 23: Greed?

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